New report shows school food programs deliver strong socio-economic returns

For $1 invested in breakfast programs, nearly $2 is returned to communities BOUCHERVILLE, QC, March 31, 2026 /CNW/ - An independent cost-benefit analysis has measured the net economic contribution of ...

Millions of Kids Could Lose School Lunches, States Warn

The Trump administration is being sued over a new set of rules that they say could freeze funds for school lunch programs.
Arizona Daily Star

Breakfast program taking off

Second- and third-graders at Desert Winds Elementary School don't start the school day until they do one thing: have breakfast at their desks. Desert Winds serves a free breakfast to any student who ...
Boise State Public Radio

These researchers say Boise’s free school breakfast program is ‘enormously successful'

You can see the energy level increase when they eat. It’s not surprising that this was enormously successful across so many ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Mass. programs maintain breakfast as a vital and delicious part of life

ENDING HUNGER IN MASSACHUSETTS. IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY. SCHOOL BREAKFAST DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST THAT YOU OR I PARTICIPATED IN WHEN WE ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Editorial: Free breakfast program instrumental in reducing absenteeism

Virginia educators have been trying for years to get lawmakers to fund free breakfast programs for children, pointing to overwhelming evidence that children stand a better chance of learning if ...
Concord Monitor

Local schools join challenge to increase free breakfast participation

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