Across the U.S., large numbers of children are affected by one or more risk factors linked to academic failure and poor health. Chief among them is family economic hardship. State poverty rates for children under age six range from 36% to 13%. Nationally, 25% of children under six live in poverty and 12% live in extreme poverty.
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Across the U.S., large numbers of children are affected by one or more risk factors linked to academic failure and poor health. Chief among them is family economic hardship. State poverty rates for children under age six range from 36% to 13%. Nationally, 25% of children under six live in poverty and 12% live in extreme poverty.