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May 10: "Schools are more than just what happens in classrooms."

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  • 05-10-2010
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A New America Media article, entitled "California's Kids Fall Deeper into Poverty, Homelessness," used data from this year's Educational Opportunity Report to paint a picture of how dire the situation is for many California families and students.

Homelessness, hunger and poverty have increased among the state's students.

Budget cuts have not only impacted education, but also social services that schools provide low-income children and their families, Sophie Fanelli, IDEA director of research, said in an interview.

As Gov. Schwarzenegger prepares his budget proposal to be unveiled later this week, he should consider that the cuts do not exist in isolation. 

"You have to think holistically about these things," Fanelli was quoted in the piece. "Schools are more than just what happens in classrooms."

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