In every society there is an upper, middle and lower class. Every child in America, regardless of class, receives an education from a public, private, or charter school. Children from lower classes or in poverty may not receive the education they deserve due to their financial situation. Poverty plays a huge role in that child's education. They may be distracted in class due to their family situation, they may not want to go to school out of embarrassment, or they may even drop out. Parents lose confidence in themselves because they feel they cannot help their children. An analysis of education in relation to poverty shows that we as a country must do much more to help poor and minority children, because Rights and Responsibilities is a principle that explains that we all have rights because we are made in the image of God, however, we have a responsibility to ensure that everyone has these rights. To discuss this Pope Leo XIII states: No less worthy of praise is the generation of Catholics in this matter. We know how readily they supply the necessary for the maintenance of schools; not only those who are rich, but also those who are few and poor" and it is beautiful to see how, often with the earnings of their poverty, they willingly contribute to the education of their children (Leo 1). How can we, as a country, solve this problem? According to the Huffington Post, one solution is to offer children breakfast at school. School breakfast is “a federal right for low-income children, but only half of them receive it” (Shore 1). Shore says switching school breakfast from the cafeteria to the classroom will get more kids involved. Currently, in Michigan, many public schools have begun using Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. This program provides breakfast to all children from low-income families. This program increased participation in school breakfast, which leads to greater classroom attendance and higher academic performance (Shore 1-2). This change in federal funding will help more children attend school and give them the ability to focus