Kali Grant, Senior Policy Associate for the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality’s Economic Security & Opportunity Initiative, explains why action must be taken to oppose the proposed rule now.
School districts across the country celebrated National School Breakfast Week (NSBW), March 4-8, 2019, by elevating their breakfast programs and highlighting the importance of students starting their day with a nutritious school breakfast to support their health and learning.
The President’s Groundhog Day Budget came out later than it is due to Congress, and after Groundhog Day, but is no less Groundhog-ish because it was late. Like Phil Connors (aka Bill Murray) in the film Groundhog Day, the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget is caught in a loop, repeating many of the worst ideas from past years when it comes to public policy for low-income Americans.
Sarah Hassmer, Income Security Legal Fellow for the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), further unpacks how the proposed rule would be devastating for women.
School districts, teachers, and students across the country are beginning to prepare for spring break even though snow still blankets the ground in many states. While many students welcome the break from classes, for many others spring break also means a break from the nutritious school meals and afterschool suppers and snacks they rely on to remain engaged, active, and healthy.
Fortunately, the Afterschool Meal Program, which is available through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), can provide meals at educational and enrichment programming sites after school and during weekends, school breaks, and holidays throughout the school year.
