Tuesday, May 1, 2018

As college costs rise, some Texas students go hungry. Will food scholarships help? - SHANNON NAJMABADI, Texas Tribune

At colleges across Texas and the nation, concern has quietly mounted about a new trend: Students – particularly those coming from low-income families – are going hungry, and researchers say it’s largely because the price to earn a degree has become so steep. These rising costs don’t just mean students graduate with more debt. Administrators and researchers say students are plugging gaps in their finances — this "unmet need" — by making a host of lifestyle changes, including eating erratically, unhealthily, or just going hungry. https://www.texastribune.org/2018/04/10/texas-college-tuition-costs-keeps-students-hungry/