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Robin Clausen – Grantee Submission, 2024
Alternative poverty measures have been proposed in response to the emerging insufficiencies of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) eligibility data. The analysis presented here involves seven poverty measures. Using outcome measures as a yardstick, we can assess how poverty measures explain these outcomes and note variations between…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Outcomes of Education, Poverty, Lunch Programs
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Robin Clausen – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2024
Alternative poverty measures have been proposed in response to the emerging insufficiencies of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) eligibility data. The analysis presented here involves seven poverty measures. Using outcome measures as a yardstick, we can assess how poverty measures explain these outcomes and note variations between…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Outcomes of Education, Poverty, Lunch Programs
Kathryn Larin – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
The school meal programs provide nutritious meals to millions of students each day. In fiscal year 2023, federal spending for these programs was $21 billion. It is unclear how many charter schools participate in these programs or what factors can affect their participation. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review charter…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Charter Schools, Participation
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Robin Clausen – Grantee Submission, 2024
Rurality in education research is a function of the size of the school, the distance of a school in relation to urban areas, and factors within each school that may differentiate the school community based on geography. Distance matters. This study finds variation between rural communities at different distances from an urban center and…
Descriptors: Poverty, Rural Areas, School Location, Proximity
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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