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Thomas Downes Ed.; Kieran M. Killeen Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2024
Faced with the problem of how to measure the magnitude of economic disadvantage in the populations served by schools or districts, researchers addressing school finance topics have invariably turned to the fraction of students eligible for free- or reduced-lunches (FRPL). But the facile dependence on FRPL may be problematic. A large and growing…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Students, Measurement Techniques, Lunch Programs
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Xolani Wycliff Zulu – Educational Research and Reviews, 2024
The purpose of the study was to explore the challenges experienced by teachers in their role in implementing the National School Nutrition Program in schools within the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal. This article is extracted from a Ph.D. thesis that employed a qualitative research design, utilizing a sample of teachers who participate in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Teacher Role, Nutrition
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Alida K. Hudson – Reading Research Quarterly, 2023
While the conceptual link between teachers' knowledge of reading-related concepts and student reading outcomes is widely acknowledged in the field, few studies have empirically examined this correlation regarding student reading comprehension. Thus, the present study investigated the association between upper elementary teachers' (N = 103)…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Reading Comprehension, Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods
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Andreadis, Ioannis; Watts, Martin – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2022
Since the introduction of a Bring Your Own iPad scheme in the Middle Years section of a large International School, concerns have been raised from school community members regarding students' overuse of their devices, especially during lunch breaks. Hence, the device free lunch break (DFLB) programme was introduced with the aim of reinforcing…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Lunch Programs, Middle School Students, International Schools
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Gurpinder Singh Lalli – European Journal of Education, 2024
This paper presents ethnographic work conducted to investigate how notions of culinary capital have the potential to shape the everyday experiences of children during mealtime in school. Children's early experiences with mealtimes and food are critical determinants for eating behaviour over the life course. The paper presents an account of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Food, Eating Habits, Foods Instruction
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Jeremy Rappleye; Hikaru Komatsu; Suzuka Nishiyama – Oxford Review of Education, 2025
As the sustainability imperative looms, mainstream educational research in the English-speaking world continues a long tradition of failing to see food as integral to education. Japan's tradition of "Shokuiku" (food education) stands in stark contrast, providing an external reference point to direct critical attention on Anglo-American…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Foods Instruction, Food Service
Billings, Kara Clifford – Congressional Research Service, 2023
The federal government has prescribed nutritional requirements for school meals since the authorization of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in 1946. Such requirements have changed throughout the course of history. Current law requires the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe "minimum nutritional requirements" based on…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Standards, Lunch Programs
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Siddiqui, Nadia; Gorard, Stephen – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2023
Robust indicators are important for identifying disadvantaged pupils in education, and for ensuring that they are rightly receiving relevant state-funded assistance. This paper compares the quality and completeness of data from England on student eligibility for free school meals (FSM) based on an administrative census, with more all-encompassing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Income, Outcomes of Education, Reliability
Biing-Hwan Lin; Travis A. Smith; Joanne F. Guthrie – US Department of Agriculture, 2023
Since 2005, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) has recommended that whole grains comprise at least half of total grain consumption. This study used nationally representative food consumption datasets (spanning 1994-2018) to examine trends in whole-grain intakes before and after the establishment of this recommendation. Trends were examined…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Nutrition, Food Standards, Food Service
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Meier, Cristian L.; Brady, Patrick; Askelson, Natoshia; Ryan, Grace; Delger, Patti; Scheidel, Carrie – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
Interventions targeting school meals have been used to combat obesity in rural youth. Parents play a powerful role in childhood nutrition; however, we know little about parents' perceptions of school meal programs. This study aimed to understand parents' perceptions of school meal programs. Surveys were administered to middle school parents (n =…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Middle Schools
Coretta N. Streat – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study was conducted to investigate the impact of school resources on student outcomes in urban K-12 Catholic schools participating in the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP). DC OSP, a K-12 federally-funded voucher program enables economically disadvantaged families to enroll their children in private schools, including Catholic…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Graduation Rate, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fazlul, Ishtiaque; Koedel, Cory; Parsons, Eric – Education Next, 2023
Among the 50 states, 44 use free and reduced-price lunch enrollment to identify low-income students. These data are also commonly used to allocate federal, state, and local funding to schools serving low-income children. School and district poverty rates, as determined by free and reduced-price lunch enrollment, additionally feature prominently in…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Student Needs, Identification, Poverty
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Linda Berggren; Maria Waling; Cecilia Olsson – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: Previous research indicates that head teachers in Sweden frequently fail to see school lunch as part of the educational activities of a school. This study contributes to an understanding of how head teachers in Sweden perceive and experience current national policy intentions related to school lunch. Design: Qualitative inquiry.…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Food, School Activities, Administrators
Emily Gutierrez; Maggie Reeves; Ariella Meltzer; Victoria Nelson; Fanny Terrones – Urban Institute, 2024
Colorado's Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) program provides free breakfast and lunch to all students, regardless of economic background, and aims to strengthen farm-to-school systems and school food service workers' pay. After unexpected increases in student participation, the program faced a significant budget shortfall that raised warning…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Lunch Programs, Budgeting, Educational Policy
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O'Donnell, Alexander J.; Mansfield, Dana; Loiacono, Bernardo; Withington, Margaret H. C.; Cory, Molly; Sagan, Dylan; Buscemi, Joanna – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: The school food environment is a critically important area to target the health of millions of students, especially those experiencing food insecurity. However, both students and caregivers have noted significant barriers to participation in the school meal program, including taste, lunchroom experience, and limited availability of…
Descriptors: Barriers, Affordances, High School Students, Lunch Programs
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