High proportions of disadvantaged and minority children are with teenage mothers who are struggling to fulfill academic programs themselves or have been forced to abandon hope. Many of our Nations children suffer from the effects of inadequate nutrition and health care. Some are victims of homelessness or violence. Still others have fallen victim to alcohol or drug abuse. And many are children of recent immigrants who face language and other barriers to educational success. At the same time that the population of atrisk youth is growing. the Nations support system for these children is eroding. For instance. 40 percent of eligible children do not receive free or reduced price lunches or benefit from food stamps.
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