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- Ballard County Joins Schools With Free Meals For All Students
Ballard County is the latest in Kentucky where all public schools will provide free lunch and breakfast to all students, now that more than 40 percent of its middle- and high-school students are eligible for free meals. Elementary schools has already...
- Students In Kentucky Are Invited To Celebrate Farm To School Week In Annual Farm To School Art Contest
Kentucky students are invited to participate in the third annual Farm to School Art Contest, which celebrates Farm to School Week. Entries must be drawn on 8 1/2-by-11-inch white unlined paper and have the theme "Farm to School Lunch ... Across Kentucky"...
- Free-for-all Food Program Increases Student Participation, Raises Ky. Breakfast Count By 25% With Only 39% Of Districts Participating
Kentucky schools participating in a program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students in high-poverty schools have significantly increased student participation in school lunch and breakfast programs, Charles Edwards reports for Education...
- Some School Districts Say They Can't Afford New Federal Program To Give Free Meals To All Students
Many school districts are reportedly opting out of a new federal pilot program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students attending schools where poverty rates are high. They say budget constraints, fear of losing other federal benefits, and...
- Schools Serving Somewhat Healthier Lunches, But Short On Physical Activity, National Survey Shows
The nation's middle and high schools are feeding students somewhat healthier lunches, but are falling short in providing physical activity to students, a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Bridging the Gap program has found. And...
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National School Breakfast Week to be observed March 5-9
National School Breakfast Week, an observance meant to increase awareness of the availability of the federal School Breakfast Program, will be held from March 5 to 9 this year.
Research has shown students who eat breakfast score better on tests, have fewer health issues and are better behaved, says a press release from the Kentucky Department of Education. In Kentucky, about 190,000 students eat breakfast at school each day, which represents about 30 percent of public school enrollment, said spokeswoman Lisa Gross. The numbers are not broken down by district.
Schools are encouraged to participate in a spirit contest whose winners will be given a certificate of excellence by Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday. Schools can plan festivities and then share what they've done to celebrate the event. Winners will be recognized April 19. The deadline to enter is March 22. For more information about contest rules, click here.
- Ballard County Joins Schools With Free Meals For All Students
Ballard County is the latest in Kentucky where all public schools will provide free lunch and breakfast to all students, now that more than 40 percent of its middle- and high-school students are eligible for free meals. Elementary schools has already...
- Students In Kentucky Are Invited To Celebrate Farm To School Week In Annual Farm To School Art Contest
Kentucky students are invited to participate in the third annual Farm to School Art Contest, which celebrates Farm to School Week. Entries must be drawn on 8 1/2-by-11-inch white unlined paper and have the theme "Farm to School Lunch ... Across Kentucky"...
- Free-for-all Food Program Increases Student Participation, Raises Ky. Breakfast Count By 25% With Only 39% Of Districts Participating
Kentucky schools participating in a program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students in high-poverty schools have significantly increased student participation in school lunch and breakfast programs, Charles Edwards reports for Education...
- Some School Districts Say They Can't Afford New Federal Program To Give Free Meals To All Students
Many school districts are reportedly opting out of a new federal pilot program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students attending schools where poverty rates are high. They say budget constraints, fear of losing other federal benefits, and...
- Schools Serving Somewhat Healthier Lunches, But Short On Physical Activity, National Survey Shows
The nation's middle and high schools are feeding students somewhat healthier lunches, but are falling short in providing physical activity to students, a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Bridging the Gap program has found. And...