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Why Would a School District Want to Do This?
© Fifty-fourpercentofallchildrenunderage5receive WIC (food stamps and nutrition education for children). In other words, half of the incoming student population is in poverty.
© Fewerthan40%ofhouseholdshaveschool-age children, and those households tend to be under-resourced. Under-resourced individuals tend not to vote. It will be harder to get financial support for schools without community support.
© Juvenileswhohadmorethansixadversechildhood experiences had an average score of 5th percentile on a standardized vocabulary test.
© Theaveragestudentspends1,150wakinghoursin school and 4,700 waking hours outside of school. Schools alone cannot buffer neighborhood effects— especially during adolescence.
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