NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
The Disconnect between Quality and Inequality: An Analysis of the Gaps in Educational Outcomes Achieved by Free School Meal-Eligible Students in English Higher Education. HEPI Policy Note 46
Direct linkDirect link
Moss, Antony C. – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2023
In September 2022, the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Deaton Review drew attention to clear evidence that the UK compulsory education system is failing to tackle inequality. Their analysis demonstrated that attainment gaps between pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) and those who are not exist across all stages of education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Eligibility
Using American Community Survey Data to Expand Access to the School Meals Program
Direct linkDirect link
Schirm, Allen, Ed.; Kirkendall, Nancy, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2012
The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are key components of the nation's food security safety net, providing free or low-cost meals to millions of schoolchildren each day. To qualify their children each year for free or…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, School Districts, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition
Special Food and Nutrition Needs in School Nutrition Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Molaison, Elaine Fontenot; Nettles, Mary Frances – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2010
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence of special food and/or nutrition needs in school nutrition programs. In addition, researchers focused on the issues surrounding these needs and the role of the school nutrition (SN) directors and managers in meeting these needs. Methods: An expert panel was used to…
Descriptors: Incidence, Nutrition, Health Needs, Special Needs Students