What is the impact of hunger on education?
Studies have continuously shown that a balanced diet is correlated to higher academic achievement, improved attendance, and better behavior.
Studies have continuously shown that a balanced diet is correlated to higher academic achievement, improved attendance, and better behavior.
- Hungry children are more likely to exhibit hyperactivity, absenteeism, generally poor behavior, and poor academic functioning in comparison to their food-secure peers
- Food insecurity can limit a child’s cognitive and socio-emotional development, impairing school achievement extending to limit their long-term productivity and economic potential
- Children classified as hungry are twice as likely as their food-secure peers to be receiving special education services and to have repeated a grade
- Researchers generally find that a higher quality diet is associated with better performance on exams
- Studies find that improving the quality of students’ diets leads to students being on task more often, increases math test scores, possibly increases reading test scores, and increases attendance