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Direct linkCueto, Santiago; Chinen, Marjorie – International Journal of Educational Development, 2008
In this paper, we present data from an evaluation of the educational impact of a school breakfast program implemented in rural schools in Peru. The results showed positive effects on school attendance and dropout rates, and a differential effect of the breakfast program on multiple-grade and full-grade schools. Particularly in multiple-grade…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Rural Schools, Dropout Rate, Breakfast Programs
Download full textNeeland, Sheryl – 1993
To determine the effects of a hot breakfast program on elementary school students' academic achievement, absenteeism, and lateness behaviors, a study was undertaken of standardized achievement test scores for 23 second-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders at an elementary school participating in a district-wide breakfast program. Specifically, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Breakfast Programs, Correlation
Ponza, Michael; Briefel, Ronette; Corson, Walter; Devaney, Barbara; Glazerman, Steven; Gleason, Philip; Heaviside, Sheila; Kung, Susanna; Meckstroth, Alicia; Murphy, J. Michael; Ohls, Jim – 1999
The Child Nutrition Act of 1998 authorized demonstration pilot projects in up to six school food authorities and a rigorous evaluation to assess the effects of providing free school breakfasts to elementary school children. This report describes the evaluation strategy and data collection plans. Part 1 of the report provides background…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Meyers, Alan; And Others – 1988
Children who participate in the School Breakfast Program show significant improvement in academic performance and tardiness rates, and a trend toward improvement in absenteeism. The School Breakfast Program was created by Congress in 1966 to provide a breakfast on school days for low income children who would otherwise have none. Children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Ancillary School Services, Attendance
