Students learning in classrooms with in-person instruction is a welcome reprieve for many families across the country. At home, however, American families are paying more for groceries, gas and housing. Food prices have climbed to their highest since 2011, according to a recent U.N. index. Inflation, along with supply and labor chain shortages, are persistent remnants of a pandemic that has impacted all sectors of our working economy.
Unfortunately, schools are not immune to these economic pressures, and our nation’s most underserved students — the ones who rely on schools as a key source of daily nutrition — are the ones who will stand to suffer the most as a result.
