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Direct linkSpruance, Lori A.; Vo, Tien – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: School meals have demonstrated positive effects on dietary habits of children and adolescents, yet opportunities to increase participation exist. Little is known about how participation differs by race/ethnicity or by acculturation levels, thus this study aims to identify acculturation and race/ethnicity on school meal participation of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Eating Habits
Download full textKimbrough, B. J.; Rogers, Reenay; Renfroe, Brandon – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2022
Public school students in the Black Belt of Alabama suffer from food insecurity disproportionately compared with national peers. Results of a recent mixed methods study indicated food insecurity levels that were three times the national average, with very low food security an alarming 11 times the national average. In the fight against hunger in…
Descriptors: Hunger, Public Schools, Disproportionate Representation, Rural Areas
Kara Clifford Billings – Congressional Research Service, 2025
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) provide federal funding for school lunches and breakfasts served to nearly 30 million children daily in close to 94,000 schools. Because federal spending on NSLP and SBP depends in part on student participation in school meals, it may be of interest to Congress to…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Student Participation, Eligibility
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2024
Since 1997, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on the state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, child health, child…
Descriptors: Children, Well Being, Population Trends, Racial Differences
