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California's kids fall deeper into poverty, homelessness
- 05-10-2010
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By Viji Sundaram/New America Media
The indicators are coming in thick and fast: • One in four California students lives in poverty, compared to one in six before the recession began. • Students’ health, psychological and social service needs have increased with the recession. • An epidemic of hunger grips many counties – a lot of students don’t eat at all when they go home. • Homelessness among students is growing. These are some of the grim findings from a recent statewide poll of a representative sample of 87 principals conducted by UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA) and the University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (ACCORD). (more...)
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