Help me give my students hydroponic farming has the potential to provide fresh, local food for areas with extreme droughts and low soil quality, such as in sub-Saharan Africa where access to leafy green vegetables is often limited.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
As a teacher, you might wonder how poverty, or intense and debilitating monetary struggles, has anything to do with you. Yet no matter where you teach, you are likely to encounter students who are living in poverty. Some of these students will come from families facing temporary setbacks, like a parent who has lost a job. Others will be more entrenched in poverty and may have less hope for coming out of it. Some children living in poverty might be suffering from food insecurity, or uncertainty about whether they will get enough to eat. Others might be temporarily or permanently homeless. Children living in poverty might not have weather-appropriate clothing and might struggle to mobilize the resources they need in order to succeed in school.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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