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+Each day countless students come to school, each with their own set of unique gifts, abilities, and challenges. 
+Recent data has found that students living in poverty often face far more challenges than their peers. 
+According to the National Center of Education Statistics, 19 percent of individuals under 18 lived in poverty during the 2015–16 school year. 
+Furthermore, 24.4 percent of students attended high-poverty schools during that same year. 
+The data also show that higher percentages of Hispanic, African-American, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander students attended high-poverty schools than white students, underscoring that poverty is also an issue of equity that must be addressed.
+These data show the reality of what our public education system is facing today. 
+Nearly one-fifth of students nationwide are either living in poverty, attending a high-poverty school, or both. 
+Poverty negatively impacts students in a variety of ways within K–12 education and beyond. 
+This can be through a variety of different factors that are often symptoms of poverty, like health issues stemming from a nonnutritional diet, homelessness, lack of food, or the inability to receive medical treatment for illnesses. 
+These factors often place more stress on a student, which can negatively impact the student’s ability to succeed in a school.