Our brain drain is an issue that rural states across the country are struggling with, but we feel it more acutely than in the lower 48. It's especially hard for Alaskan students to learn because they're coming to school hungry and tired. For many children, school meals are now their main nutrition source. The school in Kotzebue, for example, it's a hub of 400. No, they're thousands of people, but they're 400 miles north of my hometown. (11:40–11:47)
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Asserts that hunger and fatigue are significant barriers to learning for Alaskan students.
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