The school bell will ring this week.  Some return to class on Tuesday while a majority go back on Wednesday.  Eager for the new year to get off to a strong start school officials are working hard to make sure  they have done everything they can to run an efficiant school where children are nurtured and educated each and every day.  We’re talking mind and body.  Problem is, more and more children are coming back needing more and more help for their bodies.  They are hungry!

“With mortgage foreclosures throwing hundreds of families out of their homes each month, dismayed school officials say they are feeling the upheaval: record numbers of students turning up for classes this fall are homeless or poor enough to qualify for free meals.” 

“As 50 million children return to classes across the nation, crippling increases in the price of fuel and food, coupled with the economic downturn, have left schools from California to Florida to Maine cutting costs. Some are trimming bus service, others are restricting travel, and a few are shortening the school week. And as many districts are forced to cut back, the number of poor and homeless students is rising.”
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