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Gleason, Philip; Burghardt, John; Strasberg, Paul; Hulsey, Lara – Evaluation Review, 2008
Programs using means tests to identify low-income households face a trade-off between promoting access and ensuring program integrity. The authors use a comparison-district design to estimate the effects of a pilot program to improve the accuracy of the process of certifying students for free or reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Low Income, Eligibility, Lunch Programs
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Burghardt, John; Tasse, Tania; Ohls, James – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
This report is the forth in the series of evaluations of the National School Lunch Program. The findings presented here are the result of an analysis of pilot project operations and costs for two alternatives to the current application-based certification process--Up-Front Documentation and Graduated Verification--that were tested in 12 public…
Descriptors: Income, Pilot Projects, Eligibility, Program Administration
Burghardt, John; Silva, Tim; Hulsey, Lara – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) provide federal financial assistance and commodities to schools serving lunches and breakfasts that meet required nutrition standards. Under the NSLP and the SBP, millions of American students receive a free or reduced-price lunch and/or breakfast every school day.…
Descriptors: Income, Federal Aid, Eligibility, Nutrition