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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1986
This congressional hearing on the school lunch program dealt with the question of what would happen in those school districts that wanted to exercise an option to either take cash in lieu of commodities from the Department of Agriculture, or commodity letters of credit. Prepared statements are presented from Gene Miller, school food service…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Food Service, Food Standards
Baehr, Bonnie – School Business Affairs, 1986
Changing the National School Lunch Program to eliminate funding to the full-price meal would affect the entire program, leading to a drastic increase in the price of these meals, a decrease in program participants, and a loss of the health emphasis of the program. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Food Service
Peer reviewedGlass, Stephen – Policy Review, 1995
Explains why privately-run lunch programs are providing better nutritional value at less cost than state-run programs. Several examples are provided of schools where lunch program privatization has increased participation and cafeteria discipline, improved nutritional and food quality, and has done so with financial efficiency. (GR)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dining Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship
McMillan, Daniel C.; Vigil, Herminia J. – 1994
This report describes federal and state child nutrition programs in effect in Colorado elementary and secondary schools. Programs discussed include the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), school breakfast start-up grants, the Special Milk Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and the Nutrition Education…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Federal Programs
Rifenbark, Ray – 1975
This annotated bibliography included summaries of 14 articles and one report dealing with the topic of school and college food service programs. A brief introduction discusses the current trend toward more diversified use of food service facilities and describes recent innovations in the preparation and distribution of students' meals. Many of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Dining Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Handling Facilities
Parker, Lynn; Cooney, Ed – 1983
A condensation of ideas generated during the 1982 Conference on More with Less, this guide presents methods of saving money, increasing student participation, and influencing decision-makers to maintain school meal programs in the face of reduced federal support. For each topic, specific suggestions, a brief case study, and addresses of resource…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Community Relations, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Administration
Price, David W.; And Others – 1975
To find major problems with the National School Lunch Program, a study was conducted with 1,015 students, their parents, and 16 school lunch supervisors in 18 Washington school districts. When interviewed, only 2% of the students said the lunch program did not need any changes. The needed changes most often mentioned were for "different kinds…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Blacks, Breakfast Programs, Cultural Influences
