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Nearly 70% of NYC Public School Students Live In Poverty

NY1 has learned exclusively that almost 70% of public school students are living in poverty. It’s a percentage that’s increased at more than half of the schools in the five boroughs during the past three years. At 48 schools, the poverty rate is 97% or higher.

Many of the schools with the highest poverty rates are among those with the lowest student test scores. Educators worry about a lack of resources to support the children and their families. About 40,000 more students are eligible for free school lunches since 2009.

Source: anarcho-queer

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