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The study found that students with more health assets (positive health indicators) performed better on tests. Parent Poll [7] A study of parents and libraries found that 76% of lower income parents rank free programs at the library as “very important” compared to 58% of parents (earning $50,000/year or more).
In the United States, school meals are provided either at no cost or at a government-subsidized price, to students from low-income families. These free or subsidized meals have the potential to increase household food security, which can improve children's health and expand their educational opportunities. [1]
In 2004, Congress enacted the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provided scholarships to 2000 low-income students. In 2008, students came from families with an average income of $22,736, approximately 107 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of four. [12]
A new New Jersey law increases income eligibility for free school lunches and breakfasts to $67,200 a year and will serve 50,000 additional students.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school lunch program provides free and low-cost lunches to about 30 million children who are from low-income families or meet other federal requirements.
The mission of 21st Century Community Learning Centers is to promote student achievement and prepare students to compete on a global scale. [2] Specifically, the program targets high-poverty and low-performing schools that may need extra support. The program has three main goals: [3] 1.
For low-income students the impacts would be even greater as the amount of education completed increases almost twice as much and the future impacts include 9.5% higher adult wages and 6.8% lower poverty rates. A 25% increase in school funding would result in a complete elimination of the achievement gap between low and high income students. [25]
House Bill 1140, co-sponsored by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, would specifically fund ESAs for low-income students, special needs families and students trapped in failing schools.