Search Results - "Lunch Programs"

School Year 2024-2025 Annual Report. School Nutrition Programs

Authors: Montana Office of Public Instruction

Source: Montana Office of Public Instruction. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Nutrition, Public Schools, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Low Income Students, After School Programs, Summer Programs, Grants, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, State Programs, Elementary Secondary Education

Geographic Terms: Montana

Hearings Before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate, Ninety-First Congress, Second Session on Nutrition and Human Needs. Nutrition and Human Needs--1970. Part 2--National School Lunch Program; the Urban Crisis. Hearings Held Modesto, Calif., March 23, 1970, and Chicago, Ill., April 20, 1970.

Authors: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 477

Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Courts, Federal Programs, Hunger, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Program Administration, Student Needs, Urban Population, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services

Geographic Terms: California, Illinois

Over-Time Estimates of Sociodemographic Disparities in Autism Identification in U.S. Elementary Schools

Authors: Paul L. Morgan Eric Hengyu Hu

Source: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. 2026 30(6):1488-1503.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students, Student Characteristics, Disproportionate Representation, Grade 4, National Competency Tests, Race, Ethnicity, Reading Achievement, Sex, Family Income, Lunch Programs, Bilingual Students, Multilingualism, English Learners, Disability Identification

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress

IES Funded: Yes

An Apple a Day: The Impact of Healthier School Meals on Children in Jordan. Policy Research Working Paper 11208

Authors: World Bank World Food Programme (WFP) Simone Lombardini et al.

Source: World Bank. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Child Health, Elementary Schools, Lunch Programs, Program Effectiveness, Health Behavior, Grade 3, Attendance, Physical Activity Level, Fatigue (Biology), Attention, Academic Achievement

Geographic Terms: Jordan

School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding. CRS Report R46234, Version 15. Updated

Authors: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Kara Clifford Billings

Source: Congressional Research Service. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 62

Descriptors: Nutrition, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Food, COVID-19, Pandemics, Federal Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Summer Programs, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Child Health, Eligibility, Food Standards, Adults, Children, Standards, After School Programs

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: National School Lunch Act 1970, Child Nutrition Act 1966, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act 2010

Changes to SNAP and Medicaid Would Have Implications for Student Access to School Meals. Research Report

Authors: Urban Institute Emily Gutierrez

Source: Urban Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 31

Sponsoring Agency: Walton Family Foundation

Descriptors: Nutrition, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Lunch Programs, Public Policy, Federal Legislation, Budgets, Retrenchment, Breakfast Programs, Political Attitudes, At Risk Students, Educational Benefits, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Insurance

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Children and Young People's Writing in 2025

Authors: National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom) Francesca Bonafede Christina Clark et al.

Source: National Literacy Trust. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 44

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Literacy, Educational Trends, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Writing (Composition), Behavior Patterns, Creative Writing, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Lunch Programs, Low Income Students, Writing Skills, Student Motivation, Well Being, Self Expression

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Changes to SNAP Could Reduce Student Access to Free School Meals

Authors: Urban Institute Emily Gutierrez

Source: Urban Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 5

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Political Attitudes, Eligibility, Budgets, Retrenchment, Public Policy, Federal Programs, Nutrition, Welfare Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Barriers, Academic Achievement

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

School Lunch and Breakfast Participation: A Snapshot of Recent Trends. CRS Report R48515, Version 4

Authors: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Kara Clifford Billings

Source: Congressional Research Service. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 52

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Student Participation, Eligibility, Low Income Students, Nutrition, Educational Policy, Student Characteristics, Family Income, Instructional Program Divisions, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Geographic Location, Federal Legislation, Child Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Expenditures, Federal Aid, Poverty, Public Schools, Private Schools

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act 2010

Ditching Weight Stigma and Anti-Fat Bias at School: Big and Small Equity Fixes for Educators. Equity and Social Justice in Education Series

Authors: Cait O'Connor

Source: Eye on Education. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 310

Descriptors: Obesity, Social Bias, Elementary Secondary Education, Curriculum, Physical Education, Health Education, Extracurricular Activities, Lunch Programs, Food, Intellectual Disciplines

Access URL: https://www.routledge.com/Ditching-Weight-Stigma-and-Anti-Fat-Bias-at-School-Big-and-Small-Equity-Fixes-for-Educators/OConnor/p/book/9781032870311

School Feeding Program and Health Outcomes among School-Aged Children: Evidence from Rural China

Authors: Lei Wang Siqi Zhang Xiaowei Hao et al.

Source: Journal of School Health. 2026 96(3).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Nutrition, Child Health, Lunch Programs, Food, Eating Habits, Health Promotion

Geographic Terms: China

Competitive Food Policy and Food Behavior and Health Metrics in K-12 Students: A Scoping Review

Authors: Mary Curnutte Seyed Karimi Juliana Cohen et al.

Source: Journal of School Nursing. 2026 42(1):46-62.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Educational Policy, Program Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Child Health, School Nurses, Role, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Federal Programs, Breakfast Programs, Food, Eating Habits

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: National School Lunch Act 1970, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act 2010

Free Meals for All: The Effects of Tennessee's Community Eligibility Provision on Student Non-Academic Outcomes

Authors: Adam Kho Seth Hunter

Source: Educational Studies. 2026 52(2):129-147.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Low Income Students, Educational Policy, Attendance, Suspension, Expulsion, Student Promotion, Eligibility, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Graduates, Rural Schools, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Outcomes of Education, Breakfast Programs

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

Piloting School Funding Equity: How the New Nevada Education Funding Pilot Impacted Student Outcomes

Authors: Bradley D. Marianno Sean W. Mulvenon

Source: Education Finance and Policy. 2026 21(1):24-44.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance), State Aid, State Programs, Pilot Projects, Resource Allocation, Expenditure per Student, Funding Formulas, English Learners, Lunch Programs, Standardized Tests, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Language Arts, Mathematics Achievement

Geographic Terms: Nevada

Universal School Meal Policies and Perceived Stigma: Quantitative Evidence from Eight US States

Authors: Dania Orta-Aleman Monica D. Zuercher Leah E. Chapman et al.

Source: Journal of School Health. 2026 96(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 9

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Social Bias, Nutrition, Middle School Students, High School Students, Psychological Patterns, Low Income Students, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Educational Policy, Intervention, Student Characteristics

Geographic Terms: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, New Hampshire

System-Level, Decision-Making, and Program Operations during the Implementation of the Medicaid Direct Certificate (DC-M) Pilot on Maryland Community School Meals

Authors: Samantha G. Alarcon Basurto Rishitha Reddy Chintala Dorbor Tarley et al.

Source: Journal of School Health. 2026 96(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Health Services, Federal Programs, State Federal Aid, Eligibility, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Lunch Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Poverty, Low Income Students, Disadvantaged Schools, Nutrition, Public Schools, School Districts

Geographic Terms: Maryland

Food Service Professionals' Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Nutrition Standards for School Food: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review

Authors: Breda O'Mahony Claire Kerins Claire Barrett et al.

Source: Journal of School Health. 2026 96(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Food Service, Program Implementation, Nutrition, Standards, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs

Cutting School Food Subsidies. Policy Analysis. Number 993

Authors: Cato Institute Chris Edwards

Source: Cato Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Food, Public Schools, Hunger, Nutrition, State Government, Local Government, Government Role, Educational Policy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Child Health, Federal Government, Federal Aid, Obesity, Deception

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: National School Lunch Act 1946, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act 2010

How Many Students Would Lose Access to Free Meals under House Republicans' Proposed Changes to the Community Eligibility Provision? An Essay for the Learning Curve

Authors: Urban Institute Emily Gutierrez

Source: Urban Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 9

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Descriptors: Politics, Elementary Secondary Education, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Eligibility, Nutrition, Food, Low Income Students, Poverty

The Link between Attendance and Attainment in Assessment Year. Research Report

Authors: Department for Education (DfE) (United Kingdom)

Source: UK Department for Education. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 48

Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Attainment, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Eligibility, Lunch Programs, Special Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom