How to Expand Participation in the School Breakfast
The School Breakfast Program provides millions of children a much needed nutritious
meal so they start the school day ready to learn.1 Breakfast is available to students in 86
percent of the schools across the country, with 8.5 million low-income children eating for
free or at a substantially reduced price.2 When children eat breakfast at school, it reduces
hunger, tardiness and nurse visits, and improves nutrition and student achievement.
Children’s test scores, attentiveness, attendance, and behavior all have been shown to
improve as a result of participating in school breakfast.
