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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

The majority of K-12 students in the U.S. now live in poverty, a mark hit in 2013 for the first time in 50 years, according to the Southern Education Foundation. As a result, students engage in academics, athletics and extracurriculars because they “know you care.”. When they go home, they may not have that.”.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

The majority of K-12 students in the U.S. now live in poverty, a mark hit in 2013 for the first time in 50 years, according to the Southern Education Foundation. ” As a result, students engage in academics, athletics and extracurriculars because they “know you care.” Why does that matter?