Lack of Participation in School Breakfast Means Missed Meals for Children and Missed Federal Dollars for Texas
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Celia Cole /(512) 320-0222 x110
January 14, 2009
Lack of Participation in School Breakfast Means Missed Meals for Children and Missed Federal Dollars for Texas >>
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School Breakfast Program Background >>
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SBP by Texas County >>
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The Center for Public Policy Priorities today highlighted a national report on school breakfast programs that showed Texas ranks higher than most states in providing school breakfast to low-income students, but still fails to reach many students. This caused Texas to lose out on more than $30 million in related federal funds. According to the Food Research and Action Center’s (FRAC) School Breakfast Scorecard, Texas ranks 5th among the states in missed federal dollars tied to the school breakfast program.