The
percentage of school-age children living in poverty grew between 2007 and 2011
in one quarter of U.S. counties, the Census Bureau said
Wednesday.
The bureau said
832 counties had a statistically significant increase in the school-age poverty
rate.
The bureau
released its Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, which are among the
factors used to determine federal aid to local schools. The estimates combine
information from the bureau's American Community Survey, the 2000 and 2010
censuses, federal income tax filings and applications for federal nutrition
assistance.
The bureau said
there was a significant increase in poverty among children aged 5 to 17 in 26
percent of the counties. The bureau compared 2011 with 2007, the last year
before the recession began.
UPI
One of the
consequences of the U.S. recession is the record number of children descending
into poverty. The United
States has the second-highest rate of childhood poverty in the developed world,
according to an International Business Times article by Ashley Portero.
Recent data
released by the U.S. Department of Education show that, for the first time in
history, the nation has more than 1 million homeless students. The number
includes children enrolled in U.S. public preschools and kindergarten through
12th grade for the 2010-2011 school year. Orlando Sentinel
The Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development has warned the United States that it
should aim to fix its income inequality problem by raising taxes on the wealthy
and improving education for disadvantaged students. Business
Insider Several studies
show that students living in poverty don’t perform as well in class as students
who are in more financially secure situations. Times
Online Recent reports
and test results have shown that American students are struggling academically
and have made little progress in catching up to children in east Asian countries
in math and science.
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