Tough Times Ahead for Children of the Great Recession, Report Finds

Kindergartner Freddy Avila, 5, looks at a word wall during a writing exercise at Dr. Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School in Perth Amboy, N.J.

—Emile Wamsteker for Education Week

Schools Offering Fewer Resources as Poverty Rises

By Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report

More children will live in poverty this year. More will have two parents who are unemployed. Fewer children will enroll in prekindergarten programs, and fewer teenagers will find jobs. More children are likely to commit suicide, be overweight, and be victimized by crime.

These are the children of the Great Recession, a cohort that will experience a decline in fortunes that erases 30 years of social progress, contends a report

Known as the Child and Youth Well-Being Index, the report measures the impact of the recession on the current generation. It predicts that in the next few years, the economy may recover and the unemployment rate may drop, but the generation growing up now could feel the harsh impact of the recession...