School districts nationwide are implementing programs aimed at curbing food insecurity among students, including by delivering meals to students via food trucks and installing on-campus
A Maryland school district recently released an online “equity accountability report card” aimed at highlighting disparity in achievement among students along racial and socioeconomic lines.
A study in Nature Human Behavior found that children who grew up in poor neighborhoods had a higher risk of performing poorly in school, having
A Washington state school district and the area housing authority have a program that provides housing assistance for low-income families, with the goal of decreasing
Student achievement gaps have not changed in about 50 years, according to a study by researchers at Stanford and Harvard universities. Researchers say the gap
Youths with poorly controlled asthma had more school absences, fewer completed assignments and worse work quality, compared with those with well-controlled asthma, researchers reported in
CDC researchers found that children from households with annual incomes below $35,000 or who lived below the federal poverty level had a higher risk of
For 14 years, I taught in schools with students from low-income households. It was a source of great professional fulfillment for me. I witnessed daily
Plastered across classroom walls and throughout the hallways of the administration building in the Newburgh, N.Y., school district are two words: “inclusive excellence.” It’s a
Students in a West Virginia school district that serves universal, free meals have shown increased productivity and attendance since the program was introduced, according to
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