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Title: Returning to the Intent of Government School Meals: Helping Students in Need

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: The National School Lunch Program’s (NSLP) original goal was to help students in need, but policy changes in the past decade have made students from middle-income and upper-income families eligible for federally funded school meals. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), an expansion of the NSLP enacted in 2010, effectively created a federal entitlement to school meals for all children, regardless of income, in certain areas. With more and more students eligible for and partici- pating in the NSLP, more and more resources meant for students in need will be lost. If Washington wants to help students from low-income families, federal officials should repeal the CEP, and continue to use student-enrollment mechanisms, such as direct certification, to reduce errors in one of the nation’s most error-prone federal systems.

Url: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED595097.pdf

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Authors: Butcher, Jonathan

Publisher: The Heritage Foundation

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Education, Health, Poverty and Welfare

Countries: United States