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School District Responses To Food Insecurity And Poor Nutrition In High Poverty Communities, Richard Grayes
School District Responses To Food Insecurity And Poor Nutrition In High Poverty Communities, Richard Grayes
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Food insecure households are described as not having enough money or other resources to meet certain needs of all of their family members at some point during the year. Milam and Towns (2014) observed, “Child hunger exists in every county in every state” (p. 2). The hunger gap has been found to contribute to the lower academic achievement of students of color, particularly those from low-socioeconomic status (Jyoti, Frongillo, & Jones, 2005).
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of food insecurity and poor nutrition on student learning and to review district responses, particularly in elementary schools …