End-of-Month Hunger Hurts Students on Food Stamps
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April 4 (Bloomberg) -- It’s the beginning of a new month,and that’s a good thing in America’s schools, because life seemsto get worse there as a month goes by. Students get in moretrouble toward the end of the month than at the beginning.
New research suggests that’s especially true for studentsfrom families on food stamps, perhaps because life at home getsmore stressful as benefits run out. Modifying the food-stampprogram so that benefits are paid out twice, rather than once, amonth could help eliminate these cycles.