Talk Poverty
“Kids’ test scores dropped at times of the month when nutrition benefits had run out. Put another way, access to SNAP substantially improves students’ academic performance – but only when there are actually enough benefits for families to be able to eat … Nearly half of participating families run out before the end of the month. That means many students who receive SNAP see their academic performance dip every single month, and then rebound once their families receive more benefits … This new research adds to a wealth of evidence that hunger hampers kids’ ability to learn, holds back their development of social skills, and leads to behavioral problems.”
Read more at https://talkpoverty.org/2017/09/25/kids-test-scores-drop-food-stamps-run/.
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