Chronic absenteeism is one of the biggest problems facing America’s low-income schools.

Some six million kids miss at least 15 days a year for numerous reasons: sickness, lack of interest, family responsibilities, drugs.

But a less talked-about reason kids might not show up is that they don’t have clean clothes, and feel too embarrassed to come to school dirty.

As a result, they might skip days on end, setting them back academically and burdening the system overall.

Whirlpool has a simple solution to the problem: Give schools washing machines.

As part of its Care Counts program, Whirlpool donated a washer and dryer read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com