As a teacher, I see firsthand how hunger holds students back. That's why the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to end its food insecurity survey is so troubling. ("Editorial: Trump cuts food program — then cuts hunger survey. It's part of a pattern." Sept. 28.)

The survey shines a light on real families struggling to put food on the table. Ending it — just as deep cuts to anti-poverty programs take effect — looks less like coincidence and more like an attempt to hide poverty rather than solve it.

We know anti-poverty programs work. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) kept some 3.6 million people out of poverty last year. Yet the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) strips those benefits away for many and will force millions back into poverty.

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