Sentences with phrase «free or reduced lunch programs»

Teachers spent their own money more often in schools with free or reduced lunch programs.

Applications for free or reduced lunch programs can be found at each school or at applyforlunch.com.

Now, in some cases, student can qualify for gifted programs with I.Q. lower scores if they are eligible for free or reduced lunch programs or receive English as a second language services.

CPS inspector general James Sullivan found more than a dozen cases of lunch fraud at one West Side school to improperly enroll students in free or reduced lunch programs.

Somehow reading this article and looking over and over at the graphics of the neediest States using the free or reduced lunch program slightly eased my own shame and / or guilt; because I still hardly believe this is our reality.

In addition, the majority of students were Latino or minority students and 83 percent participated in the free or reduced lunch program.

To be eligible for a QZAB, a public school must be located in an Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community or there must be «a reasonable expectation that at least 35 percent of the school's students are eligible for the free or reduced lunch program.»

The school, whose students are all African - American and all qualify for the free or reduced lunch program, had been on probation for student performance when Hanks took over.

Escondido Charter High School, which does not participate in the national free or reduced lunch program, also engages in practices geared to attract Christian conservative families of Escondido.

More than a third of charter school students are eligible for the federal free or reduced lunch program.

Not exact matches

Initiatives include the Backpack Food Program where the foundation partners with local food banks and schools to provide knapsacks filled with nutritious, easy - to - prepare, nonperishable food for students who are at risk for hunger when free or - reduced price school lunches are unavailable.

Having taught for some years in the public school system of MS, I can say that in many of the rural schools in this state (likely the same in nearby states as well for rural schools) have many football players on free or reduced price school lunch programs and very poor training and weight room facilities.

The new contract spells the end of the district's short - lived foray into the National School Lunch Program, which provides federal reimbursements in exchange for offering healthy free or reduced - cost meals to low - income students.

A school lunch program that provides a reduced or free lunch for them would be tremendous, which was why the program was introduced decades ago.

Overall, the researchers found students who received free or reduced - price lunches were more obese than students who did not take part in the USDA program, but the gap in obesity prevalence was much smaller in states with strict lunch standards.

Previous studies questioned whether the USDA's National School Lunch Program, which provides free or reduced - priced meals to low - income students, helped children maintain a healthy weight.

To qualify for the program, a family of four must earn $ 28,665 or less for a free lunch; $ 40,793 or less to get lunch at a sharply reduced rate.

In the last four years, 55 CPS employees have now been accused of defrauding the federal school lunch program by enrolling ineligible children for free or reduced - price lunches, a pattern of abuse that highlights problems at every level of the program, Sullivan said.

The free and reduced school meals program reimburses part or all of the cost of a school lunch for children from low - income families.

The National School Lunch Program spends more than $ 11 billion annually to feed the 30 million children who qualify for free or reduced - price lunches.

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She encourages families to apply for the free and reduced lunch program, even if they don't think they need it or qualify.

Texas requires schools with more than 80 percent of students eligible for free and reduced - cost lunch to serve universal free breakfast, but not necessarily Breakfast in the Classroom, a program where students eat the hot breakfast or cereal in the classroom with their teacher and peers.

Consider it a more realistic «Super Size Me» (while many individuals consciously choose to eat McDonald's thirty days in a row, these school children — many of whom are on cost - reduced or free - lunch programs, have little to no say when it comes to their lunch options).

But given that the National School Lunch Program already IS the ultimate nanny state program — a daily, free or reduced price hand - out of food, administered by the federal government — why is merely improving the food served so controversial on theProgram already IS the ultimate nanny state program — a daily, free or reduced price hand - out of food, administered by the federal government — why is merely improving the food served so controversial on theprogram — a daily, free or reduced price hand - out of food, administered by the federal government — why is merely improving the food served so controversial on the right?

More than 30 million kids a year participate in the National School Lunch Program, getting free or reduced - price meals at school.

Participation is limited to schools in which at least 50 percent of the student population qualifies for free or reduced - price lunches through the National School Lunch Program.

kids who ate a free or reduced - price school lunch during the school year also participated in summer meal programs

1 in 7 kids who ate a free or reduced - price school lunch during the school year also participated in summer meal programs

The $ 4.5 - billion bill makes another 115,000 children eligible for free or reduced - price lunches, and provides 29 million more meals a year in after - school programs.

Your children may be eligible for the free or reduced school lunch program if you meet the federal income eligibility guidelines.

The National School Lunch Program provides children from low - income families access to wholesome, nutritious meals — including lunch, breakfast, and even after - school snacks (where available), at a free or reduced Lunch Program provides children from low - income families access to wholesome, nutritious meals — including lunch, breakfast, and even after - school snacks (where available), at a free or reduced lunch, breakfast, and even after - school snacks (where available), at a free or reduced rate.

The program, which began in three schools last year, now operates in 11 elementary schools around the city and in Cicero, where the population of students eligible for free or reduced lunches is 85 percent or higher.

Only 10 % of children who receive free or reduced school lunches access summer meal programs.

«The critically important free or reduced - price school breakfast and lunch programs, and summer food service program, are sometimes the only food some children are getting,» Charles says.

The USDA, which manages the NSLP, could not provide specific information about districts participating leaving program, but most that have come out publicly about dropping the program have predominantly white populations of students and have a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced - price lunches.

But one or two speakers offered more novel arguments, such as increased stigma for children on free and reduced price lunch (when paying students leave the program) and attempting to draw a connection between California's drought and wasted fruits and vegetables.

Eligible high schools are those in which 50 percent or more of the students are eligible to participate in the federal free and reduced - price lunch program.

«Many schools base participation fee waivers on eligibility for income - based programs like Medicaid or free and reduced lunch.

They measured educational outcomes using standardized tests and looked at demographic data, including attendance and suspension; race and ethnicity; free and reduced price lunch status; and participation in gifted education, special education, or programs for English learners.

About 78 percent of students are Hispanic, and 73 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced - cost lunch programs.

Public high schools in the United States with more than 40 percent of students participating in the federal free or reduced price lunch program are eligible to apply.

We have a majority - minority student population, a large group of English - language learners, and almost 60 percent participation in the free or reduced - price lunch program.

We also find that the students applying to charter schools in New York City are more likely to be black and eligible for a free or reduced - price lunch program than students in the public schools in the district.

At Waiʻanae High School, one of the program sites, nearly 95 percent of students are people of color — 60 percent of those are Native Hawaiian — and roughly 70 percent of all students qualify for free or reduced - price lunch.

The 309 schools included in the study differed from other city schools in the following ways: They had a higher proportion of English Language Learners (ELL), special education, minority students, and students eligible for the Title I free or reduced - price lunch program, as well as lower average math and reading scores.

K12 students are modestly less likely to participate in the federal free or reduced - price lunch program (40 vs. 47 percent), roughly as likely to be classified as having a learning disability (9 vs. 12 percent), and much less likely to be English language learners (less than 1 vs. 14 percent).

[3] I also calculate the percentage of students in all grades who were eligible for the federal free or reduced - price lunch program, an indicator of socioeconomic disadvantage.

Some programs, such as Connect to Compete and Internet Essentials, have already started on this work, offering low cost computers and Internet access to families of students that receive free or reduced price lunch.

For each school, we know the nontargeted, or noncategorical, allocations made for each student who attends the school as well as how much the school received for five targeted groups of students: students eligible for free or reduced - price lunch, students eligible for bilingual education programs, students with disabilities, gifted students, and students in vocational education programs.