Policies that cut benefits create more dropouts, cost us more in the end Joseph H. Crowley

Guest columnist

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Education inequality is a confluence of issues like poor nutrition, inadequate health care, and chronic absenteeism.

Governmental policies are reportedly reducing nutritional and health supports for children, which can negatively impact learning.

Children living in poverty are more likely to be chronically absent from school for various reasons.

Failing to educate a child can lead to long-term costs like social supports, while a good education helps individuals become self-sufficient.

Confluence, a flowing together. The confluence of rivers is the flowing of smaller rivers into a larger river. The confluence of social issues can bring together a number of smaller issues into a larger issue – in this case, a much larger issue.

Education inequality,