In "Breakfast in America's Big Cities", the Food Research and Action Center surveyed 23 large school districts, which were selected on the basis of size and geographic representation. The survey found that school strategies that make breakfast part of the school day were the most effective ways to reach children. These strategies include universal breakfast, where all children can eat regardless of income, "grab and go" breakfast from carts in the hallway, and breakfast in the classroom.

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In the news:

• “Serve Breakfast in Class, Advocates for Poor Urge,” The New York Times
• “Kids not biting on free breakfast program,” Chicago Sun-Times
• “Study Finds NYC's School Breakfast Program Is Failing Low-Income Kids,” NY1 News
• “Breakfast Flub: Free Meals Get Few Takers,” New York Post
• “Report: Just 29% of eligible Chicago kids get free breakfasts,” The Associated Press
• “City scrambling to keep up in kid breakfast derby,” New York Daily News
• “Free City Schools Breakfasts Lack Participation,” WNYC
• “Report: Low-income students missing out on free breakfast,” The Examiner