During the past generation, the American middle-class family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure had been transformed by economic risk and new realities.
But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.
He can't bear the injustice of college graduates who are crippled by student debt, and mothers who can't afford the cost of the childcare required to return to work to better the lives of their families.
I try very hard to meal-plan because as a working mum and having a busy family, I really try to make sure that there's enough food at the beginning of the week.
My Government will continue to take action to bring down inflation, to ease the cost of living for families and help businesses fund new jobs and investment.