Association says childhood poverty increase has led to more students eligible for free meals, By Celia Llopis-Jepsen, August 25, 2014, Topeka Capital-Journal: “The rising percentage of Kansas children who receive free or reduced-price lunches at school is a genuine trend linked to poverty, not a ploy to boost school funding, the Kansas Association of School Boards said Monday. In an eight-page report, the association’s researchers analyzed the increase in Kansas schools of children who qualify for free or reduced lunch based on family incomes…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty