All of our sources taken from journals, articles, and more.
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Blossom, Priscilla. “What are the benefits of free school meals? Here’s what the research says.” University of Illinois Urbana Champaign – Food Science and Human Nutrition. October 17, 2023. https://fshn.illinois.edu/news/what-are-benefits-free-school-meals-heres-what-research-says#:~:text=Improved%20test%20scores%20and%20no,test%20scores%20of%20all%20students..
Blume, Howard. “What Do L.A. Students Want Most? Mental Health Help, an Adult to Listen, Reliable Tech.” Los Angeles Times. November 10, 2021. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-10/l-a-students-want-covid-mental-health-help-reliable-tech.
Byker Shanks, Carmen, Bailey Houghtaling, Justin Shanks, Michelle Grocke-Dewey, Eliza Webber, Lauri Andress, Annie Hardison-Moody, Megan Patton-Lopez, and Lindsey Haynes-Maslow. 2022. “Disparities in Dietary Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Food Security Status.” Preventive Medicine Reports 28 (August): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101830.
Casper, A. M. Aramati, Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Seoyeon Park, and Rebecca A. Atadero. 2022. “The Impact of Emergency Remote Learning on Students in Engineering and Computer Science in the United States: An Analysis of Four Universities.” Journal of Engineering Education 111 (3): 703–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20473.
CDC. 2023. “CDC Museum COVID-19 Timeline.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. March 15, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html.
Czerniewicz, Laura, Najma Agherdien, Johan Badenhorst, Dina Belluigi, Tracey Chambers, Muntuwenkosi Chili, Magriet de Villiers, et al. 2020. “A Wake-Up Call: Equity, Inequality and Covid-19 Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning.” Postdigital Science and Education 2 (3): 946–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-020-00187-4.
Dhillon, Sarah and Reisinger, Lily. Fall 2020. “Disrupted Food Supply Chain’s Effect on School Nutrition Programs’ Ability to Meet USDA Nutritional Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Journal of Child Nutrition Management 46 (2): 1-10. https://schoolnutrition.org/journal/fall-2022-disrupted-food-supply-chains-effect-on-school-nutrition-programs-ability-to-meet-usda-nutritional-guidelines-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/.
Garcia, Emma, and Elaine Weiss. Economic Policy Institute. Education Inequalities at the School Starting Gate: Gaps, Trends, and Strategies to Address Them. 2017. https://www.epi.org/publication/education-inequalities-at-the-school-starting-gate/.
Gietzen, D, and J A Vermeersch. 1980. “Health Status and School Achievement of Children from Head Start and Free School Lunch Programs.” Public Health Reports 95 (4): 362–68. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4596326.
Haelermans, Carla, Roxanne Korthals, Madelon Jacobs, Suzanne de Leeuw, Stan Vermeulen, Lynn van Vugt, Bas Aarts, et al. 2022. “Sharp Increase in Inequality in Education in Times of the COVID-19-Pandemic.” PLoS ONE 17 (2): 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261114.
Higgins, Lori. 2019. “Students in Kenya Posey’s classroom at Davidson Elementary-Middle School rush to back up their conclusions about a novel they’re reading.” Detroit Free Press. 2019. https://www.freep.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/21/PDTF/b5717725-b77f-46b4-9246-79140dbd8db2-Curriculum2.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp.
Leonhardt, David. 2022. “Covid and Race.” The New York Times, June 9, 2022, sec. Briefing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/briefing-race-deaths-america.html .
Loomis, Rick. 2015. “Children from the Cesar Chavez Elementary School Eat Lunch on a Day…” Getty Images. July 21, 2015. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/children-from-the-cesar-chavez-elementary-school-eat-lunch-news-photo/566039733.
Ogundari, Kolawole. 2023. “Student Access to Technology at Home and Learning Hours during COVID-19 in the U.S.” Educational Research for Policy and Practice (May 12): 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10671-023-09342-7.
Oppel, Richard A., et al. “The Fullest Look yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus.” The New York Times. July 5, 2020. www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/05/us/coronavirus-latinos-african-americans-cdc-data.html.
Plank, Kaela, Sridharshi Hewawitharana, Evan Talmage, Suzanne Rauzon, and Gail Woodward-Lopez. 2022. “School Meal Access and Changes in Meal Participation during COVID-19 School Closures: A Stratified Random Sample of CalFresh Healthy Living Eligible School Districts in California.” Preventive Medicine Reports 28 (August): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101794.
Poon, Linda. “Coronavirus Exposes America’s Homework Gap.” Bloomberg. March 20, 2020. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-20/coronavirus-exposes-america-s-homework-gap.
Rao, Suchitra, Rachel S. Gross, Sindhu Mohandas, Cheryl R. Stein, Abigail Case, Benard Dreyer, Nathan M. Pajor, et al. 2024. “Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children.” Pediatrics 153 (3): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-062570.
Reardon, Sean F., and Ximena A. Portilla. 2016. “Recent Trends in Income, Racial, and Ethnic School Readiness Gaps at Kindergarten Entry.” AERA Open 2 (3): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858416657343.
Ryan, Chris. 9999. “Elevated View of Students Writing Their GCSE Exam.” iStock. December 31, 9999. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/elevated-view-of-students-writing-their-gcse-exam-gm525409577-525409577.
Schwartz, Amy Ellen, and Michah W. Rothbart. 2020. “Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 39 (2): 376–410. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22175.
Sharma, Eesha. 2021. “Impact of Covid -19 on Education: Rise of Elearning.” International Journal of Social Relevance & Concern 9 (2) 105-10. https://doi.org/10.26821/IJSRC.9.2.2021.9229.
Simon, Clea. 2021. “How COVID Taught America about Inequity in Education.” Harvard Gazette. July 9, 2021. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/07/how-covid-taught-america-about-inequity-in-education/.
tiero. 2022. “Interior Views of an Empty Japanese-Style Classroom. 3d Render.” iStock. January 31, 2022. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/interior-views-of-an-empty-japanese-style-classroom-gm1366797961-437228029.
Van Buren School District. 2021. “Cafeteria Workers Serve Elementary Students in the Van Buren School District Lunch.” 2021. https://www.swtimes.com/gcdn/presto/2021/10/11/NTRE/b7fc7a81-a3cf-43ee-8e12-3b7535a5564c-cafeteria_workers.jpeg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp.