CAP K-12 Education

Center For American Progress, K-12 Education Policy Team

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

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[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

The US has one of the widest gender gaps among developed nations in math performance, with boys outperforming girls by 24 points, nearly double the average. This stark disparity highlights an urgent need to close gender and equity gaps in math education. https://t.co/LMr3zn6nTp

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

Only 8% of US students were considered top performers on the latest international PISA results. Strengthening math instruction isn't optional. It's critical to preparing students for the future workforce. https://t.co/LMr3zn6nTp

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

New PISA results show the US is continuing to trail other nations in math as the country reaches an all-time low. Policymakers and education leaders must work together to learn from domestic and international successes and strengthen math education.
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[Paige Shoemaker DeMio @pbshoemaker]

The impacts of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill are hitting school cafeterias, costing families $1k/child each year. I sat down with Juliana Kim to discuss just what this means for working families who are already facing an affordability crisis:

https://t.co/bT16yAdKbM

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

"Losing access to free meals could require families to spend on average nearly $1,000 per student each school year...@pbshoemaker says that cost burden comes as many families are already grappling with high living costs and steep gas prices."

Read more: https://t.co/xOWdztft13

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

When school lets out early for heat and kids are too young to stay home alone, parents have to take off work. That's real money quietly draining out of working households. Join us at https://t.co/m9hd68dgAx if you want to be a part of the solution.

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

Access to free school meals is essential to supporting their academic success. Yet, congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act threatens to take free school meals away from many students and force families to spend $2,200 more per year to cover the costs. https://t.co/m3PH74Kx3g

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

A hot classroom isn't just a rough afternoon. For high schoolers, overheated rooms lower test scores, which follow students into college and careers. We're letting extreme heat quietly tax our kids' futures. If your child’s school is too hot, share your story with #HeatAgenda.

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

As more school systems adopt student-based funding, early evidence shows that it successfully targets resources to students with greater needs and boosts academic achievement. https://t.co/pHXjJcknF1

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

One in three schools aren't prepared for extreme heat this back-to-school season. We can solve this challenge together. Join us if you want to be a part of the solution: https://t.co/3izHmcgzrk

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

Students and families will pay the price of the Big Beautiful Bill’s cuts to SNAP benefits. As schools lose eligibility, students will go hungry and families will shoulder an additional cost to already-strained budgets.

American children deserve to learn free of hunger and financial burden.

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

Trump’s federal safety net cuts are hitting school cafeterias. Miami-Dade won't be the last district forced to eliminate free meals, warns @pbshoemaker in @K12DiveNews: https://t.co/7jmQel3J6y

[Paige Shoemaker DeMio @pbshoemaker]

The impact of the Big "Beautiful" Bill is already hitting school cafeterias in Miami-Dade County. Thanks to SNAP and Medicaid cuts, kids will go hungry at home and school.

More on the connection between OBBBA cuts and school meals here: https://t.co/Us6shD16cb

[Paige Shoemaker DeMio @pbshoemaker]

1.5M children losing access to basic food access is unacceptable. These losses will only continue to grow and impact not just access to food at home but at school as well.

More on the connection between SNAP cuts and school meals here: https://t.co/Us6shD16cb

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

More than 49,000 public schools participate in the Community Eligibility Provision, offering free meals to more than 25M students. New CAP analysis examines how federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid could threaten access to free school meals nationwide. https://t.co/tVnNdsG20p

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

Families with two children who lose access to free school meals could face nearly $1,900 per year to pay for school-offered meals or more than $2,200 per year for packed meals.

Read more: https://t.co/tVnNdsG20p

[CAP K-12 Education @EdProgress]

According to a new CAP analysis, 33.9 million public school students had access to free or reduced-price lunch in the 2024–25 school year. Policymakers should act to protect access to nutritious school meals and support students and families. https://t.co/tVnNdsG20p

[The Grade @thegrade_]

"A new CAP analysis estimates that families could be forced to spend an additional $1,900 to $2,200 per year to cover the cost of school meals."

Fact Sheet: Congressional Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill Threatens Access to Free School Meals https://t.co/BAKe4FqUrQ

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

By making historic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, congressional Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" threatens to eliminate free school meals for students. https://t.co/MFzii2L1At

[Paige Shoemaker DeMio @pbshoemaker]

33.9 million public school students were eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals in 24/25 but thanks to the OBBBA, many are at risk of losing their eligibility. For a family with two kids, this means taking on roughly $2k per year to cover costs. https://t.co/Us6shD16cb