February 19, 2019 National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is a weeklong celebration of the nation’s School Breakfast Program, which provides more than 14.6 million children — five out of six of them low-income — a nutritious morning meal each day. This year’s NSBW takes place March 4–8, 2019, which means it is time for schools […]
February 13, 2019 FRAC released the latest version of its annual School Breakfast Scorecard, which measures the reach of the federal School Breakfast Program nationally and in each state during the 2017–2018 school year. Findings from the report reveal that on an average school day in the 2017–2018 school year, nearly 12.5 million low-income students […]
Media Contact: Emily Pickren epickren@frac.org 202-640-1118 West Virginia at Number One; Utah Ranks Last WASHINGTON, February 13, 2019 — More low-income children across the country are getting the nutrition they need to learn and thrive through the School Breakfast Program, according to the annual School Breakfast Scorecard, released today by the Food Research & Action […]
This interactive map provides state-by-state data on participation in the free and reduced-price School Breakfast Program, as compared to participation in the free and reduced-price National School Lunch Program. Data are also featured in FRAC’s reports, School Breakfast Scorecard: School Year 2017-2018, and School Breakfast: Making it Work in Large School Districts, released February 13, […]
This summary of FRAC’s annual School Breakfast Scorecard ranks national and state participation in the School Breakfast Program, which provides millions of children a healthy morning meal each school day.