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Too Hungry to Learn: Food Security and School Readiness

Author(s): 
Hickson, M., Ettinger de Cuba, S., Weiss, I.
Organization: 
Children's HealthWatch
Date Published: 
September, 2013

This research brief describes the connections between food security in early childhood and the development of skills critical for school success, including memory, emotional stability, and social skills.  This report is the first in a two-part series addressing the relationship between food insecurity, diminshed educational attainment, and implications for the U.S. workforce.

Download a copy of Too Hungry to Learn: Food Insecurity and School Readiness (PDF, 104 KB) from the Children's HealthWatch Web site.