As the school year winds to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the successful first year of Breakfast in the Classroom in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second largest school district in the country.
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Governor Hickenlooper strode into the cafeteria at Rose Hill Elementary School like a man attending a party.
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Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the 52nd Street Elementary School in South L.A. which has 850 students and, last October, switched to breakfast-in-the-classroom (notwithstanding some initial resistance and concerns).
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As I think about the future of our nation, I think about our children and whether they have all the tools they need to have a bright, healthy and fulfilling future. A future where their academic potential is fully realized and they can make a positive contribution to society because they are given...
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Breakfast for dinner has excited in me ever since I was a child. The special feeling of eating breakfast foods at night gives me the “It feels so right it can’t be wrong” sentiment. This is also why I especially love the fourth week of our Cooking Matters curriculum, since it features my favorite...
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When a child misses breakfast, it can drastically reduce their chances at success in school and later in life. That’s why increasing breakfast participation is a primary goal of the No Kid Hungry campaign.
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[From Left to Right] Billy Shore, Founder and CEO, Share Our Strength; Joe Echevarria, CEO, Deloitte LLP; Jeff Bridges, Academy Award Winning Actor and the No Kid Hungry campaign National Spokesman; Lesley Anne Jones, a fifth-grade teacher from Brooklyn, NY; Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department...
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Can the simple act of eating breakfast change a child’s life? We think so. Check out our new “Breakfast Changes Lives” infographic.
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More than 16 million children in the U.S. struggle with hunger, or one out of five American kids. Teachers see this hunger first-hand in their classrooms. In a recent survey, three out of five K-8 public school teachers said they taught kids who regularly came to school hungry because they weren’t...
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Thanks to the efforts of thousands of No Kid Hungry supporters, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced that his FY2014 budget will include an additional $1.8 million in funding for the expansion of school breakfast through Maryland Meals for Achievement, an innovative Breakfast in the...
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In my advocacy work on behalf of Maryland kids at risk of hunger, I often find it hard to communicate the urgency of the issue. While few would openly admit an apathetic stance on the issue of childhood hunger, many still struggle to see why it must be a legislative priority.
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End Hunger Connecticut! Delays Breakfast During Conference To Make a Point About School Breakfast
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A Great Day Lies Within Everyone
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