It's especially hard for Alaskan students to learn because they're coming to school hungry and tired. For many children, school … The school in Kotzebue...this year they'll run a million dollar deficit because the school prioritizes their nutritional programs. … And they've sacrificed their pre K curriculum, they've sacrificed their pre K programs in order to make sure that they're feeding breakfast and lunch to their students because they know that's one of the number one reasons kids come to their school. (11:52–12:10)
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Asserts that Kotzebue school will incur a million-dollar deficit due to prioritizing nutritional programs.
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