Abstract:Education is an important and effective way to level the socioeconomic playing field for children in poverty. Schools have a great responsibility to provide educational opportunities for children, particularly children from impoverished backgrounds, to ensure they become globally competitive, civically oriented, and socially oriented members of society. Recently, anti-immigration and anti-LGBT polices have significantly impacted how states fund, educate, and provide healthcare services for students enrolled in… Show more
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