Children in Poverty

Millions of school-age students in America live in poverty. You don’t have to teach in a blighted urban area or a depressed rural region to teach students who are from a poor family.

Economically disadvantaged students have a very difficult time with succeeding in school. One of the most unfortunate results of their economic struggles is that students who live in poverty often drop out of school, choosing a low-paying job to pay for the luxuries they have been denied instead of an education.

Despite the bleak outlook for many of these students, teachers can do a great deal to make school a meaningful haven for them. Teachers can help their students who live in poverty by implementing several strategies.