Kids Who Suffer Hunger in First Years Lag Behind Their Peers in School

Hunger
MPR recently did a story on the effects of hunger and early learning.   Although the results are not surprising, it does make one think about the issue of hunger and poverty in our area.  More importantly it sheds light on how poverty and hunger have a lasting effect on students throughout their learning careers.  Kids that come into kindergarten hungry, are behind from the start and struggle to get caught up.  This article does not touch on it, but the same can be said about older students as well.  Students that come to school hungry, tend to have more struggles in their schooling.  How can we ensure that all students, regardless of age are getting adequate nutrition at home?  This is also a great thing to keep in mind as we are in the midst of testing season.  Are we feeding our kids, not only on the day of the test, but also leading up to the test?