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Lori Andersen Spruance; Emma Beckstead; Eliza Hammond; Claudia Meza; Adrian Glover; Amanda Haines – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2023
Purpose/Objectives: Individuals in rural areas experience higher food insecurity. The School Breakfast Program (SBP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) reduce food insecurity. Yet, SBP participation remains lower than NSLP participation. This study aimed to examine differences in parental perception relative to the NSLP and the SBP in…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Preferences
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Lori A. Spruance; Patricia M. Guenther; Sarah Callaway; Lahela Giles; Sebasthian Varas; Julie Metos – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: The National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs reduce food insecurity and improve dietary intake. During the COVID-19 pandemic, school meals were provided to all children at no cost, regardless of income. This policy is known as Healthy School Meals For All (HSMFA). The purpose of the study was to examine the feasibility of a…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Food, Health Promotion, Nutrition
Syverson, Eric; Duncombe, Chris – Education Commission of the States, 2022
States and districts allocate hundreds of billions of dollars annually to fund K-12 schools, and this allocation is largely driven by one calculation: how states count student enrollment. They do this in one of five ways: (1) A single count on a single day; (2) Two counts twice per year; (3) Multiple counts over a period of time; (4) An attendance…
Descriptors: School Funds, Enrollment, Attendance, COVID-19