The growing poverty problem in America’s schools, By Tami Luhby, January 29, 2015, CNN Money: “The majority of children in America’s public schools now are low-income. And that has major implications for the future of the nation’s workforce. The share of schoolkids who qualify for free or reduced lunches crossed the 50% threshold in 2013, according to a recent Southern Education Foundation report. That compares to fewer than 32% back in 1989. Students eligible for subsidized school lunches come from families who are in poverty or just above it. A child living with a single parent would qualify if the family’s income was less than $28,000. A family of four would receive free or reduced lunches if their income was less than $42,600…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty