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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2024
In its first major assessment of hunger among United States college students, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in 2018 that federal agencies were failing not only to accurately measure the prevalence of student food insecurity, but they were also failing to provide adequate information for students to find help. In response, the…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Food, Hunger, Security (Psychology)
Blagg, Kristin; Rainer, Macy; Washington, Kelia – Urban Institute, 2020
Food insecurity is associated with poorer educational outcomes across the education spectrum. At the K-12 level, receipt of food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps) or through universal school lunch is associated with positive, if small, effects on student outcomes. Little is…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Federal Programs, Welfare Services