Title: Poverty and School Funding: Why Low-Income Students Often Suffer - The Edvocate
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Poverty and School Funding: Why Low-Income Students Often Suffer
By Matthew Lynch
Low-Income Students Hardest Hit
Not Just a Student Problem
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Poverty and School Funding: Why Low-Income Students Often Suffer
By Matthew Lynch
February 6, 2016
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By Matthew Lynch
While the current U.S. economy continues to improve, there is one area that is still feeling the squeeze from the recession years: K-12 public school spending. Recently, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that 34 states are contributing less funding on a per student basis than they did prior to the recession years. Since states are responsible for 44 percent of total education funding in the U.S., these dismal numbers mean a continued crack down on school budgets despite an improving economy. In extreme cases, like in Philadelphia and Chicago, individual districts have had to tap into other money and reserves to cover the basics of public education in their areas. Low-Income Students Hardest Hit
This is a particular blow to areas with high rates of poverty. Students in these areas not only suffer from lack of resources at home, but their schools must also scrape by on the minimum.