Hunger in U.S. Public Schools

HUNGER IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

America's public schools are frought with students who come to school hungry each day and go home either hungry or malnurished. The discussion we want to create revolves around the follow thoughts:

-What does hunger look like in U.S. public schools?
-How does student hunger impact student achievement and learning?
-Can educators and school professionals effectively implement curriculum in the face of student hunger?

Friday, April 29, 2011

In Hard Times Kids Should at Least Count on School Means (Bellingham, WA Herald)

An opinion piece in the Bellingham Herald makes the case for protecting school meals:

At a school in Whatcom County not long ago, a second-grade teacher was at her wits end about what to do with a boy who misbehaved constantly, disrupting class and disregarding her requests. It took months before she learned what the problem was: he was hungry. When he began receiving free school breakfast and lunch the behavior problems stopped.
Posted by Alicia Lowen at 12:32 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)