The growing poverty problem in America's schools

It's now official: Most of the kids in America are poor.
 
CNNMoney reports the percentage of school children who qualify for free or reduced-cost lunches is more than 50 percent. In 1989, about 30 percent of students were eligible. Approximately 90 percent of kids in the U.S. attend public school.
 
The dramatic increase in the number of children who live in poverty is attributed to factors including a recovering economy that still isn't producing jobs that pay enough to move families out of poverty. To qualify for subsidized lunch programs, a child must be in a single-parent family that earns less than $28,000 a year, or less than $42,600 for a family of four.
 
The report's authors state low-income students struggle with learning more than their more secure peers. This trend will create additional problems in the future, as poorly educated children grow into a poorly educated workforce, according to the report.

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