Study: school lunch improves kids’ diets

The USDA spends $13.7 billion annually on school food, about 10 percent of its budget. But do school food programs improve children’s diets? A new study says yes, especially for low-income students who benefit from free and reduced-price lunch. The study, published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, looked for the first time at… » Read More

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