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It can take a village to feed hungry kids in schools

  • Written by Sarah Riggs Stapleton, Assistant Professor, Education Studies, College of Education, University of Oregon
It can take a village to feed hungry kids in schoolsAssembling backpacks of food for students to take home in Flint, Mich.Kathleen Payton/Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, CC BY-SA

One in 6 American children faces hunger and 3 out of 4 teachers report regularly seeing hungry kids in their classrooms. In response, school meals make up a large fraction of federal food assistance.

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