Sentences with phrase «school lunch subsidies»

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Furthermore, under the general welfare provision of the Constitution, the Federal Government offers financial assistance to states and local communities for a variety of educational purposes, ranging from subsidies for school lunch programs to salaries for teachers of agriculture and loans for school building construction.

It involved the problem of free public transportation for students attending parochial schools, and it also involved the possibility of parochial students receiving various forms of Federal subsidy for such things as school lunches and textbooks.

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But I do think there's a role for government at the macro level (where it already has great influence over our food) such as corn and soy subsidies, the National School Lunch Program (and the related use of surplus farm commodities), etc..

Government intervention is behind corn subsidies, behind automobile and highway subsidies, and behind cheap, processed food for school lunches, to name just a few instances.

In order to get the cash subsidies, the schools have to provide lunches that meet the federal requirements AND provide free or reduced - price lunches to eligible students.

Thanks to federal and state cash subsidies and surplus commodities provided free by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, every high school student in Illinois can purchase a five - component lunch for $ 1.40.

As the vast majority of students who eat school lunch are qualified for free / reduced, it really doesn't cost any more to also make that meal available for purchase by students whose families don't qualify for govt subsidy.

Think crop subsidies, expanding portion sizes, food lobbyists, and issues with the National School Lunch Program.

But my point is, the school lunch program rests on subsidies, free commodity food, and governmental reimbursement.

Schools that choose to take part in the National School Lunch Program get cash subsidies and donated foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

District 214 said it wants to cut itself loose from National School Lunch and the $ 900,000 subsidy it receives because most of its food service revenue comes from the a la carte menu, which sells things like pizza, fries and Subway sandwiches and generates $ 2.2 million.

The National School Lunch program exists to serve low - income children (those receiving federal meal subsidies), and among that group, participation has actually increased.

I applaud the effort and vision, but the deplorable state of most school lunches is a consequence of agricultural subsidies.

Between 1995 and 2006, the farm program paid out $ 140.2 billion in crop subsidies — an average of $ 12 billion per year, or roughly equal to the annual school - lunch budget.

Similarly, it seems silly to talk about rising obesity rates and increasing portion sizes without taking into account crop subsidies that not make it possible to buy 64 ounces (500 calories) of a soft drink for a mere two dollars, but also explain why school lunches across the country are trays full of overly refined ad highly - processed foods.

Washington — The Bush Administration's proposal to reduce the school - lunch subsidy for middle - income students would force many schools to stop serving meals, child - nutrition advocates said last week.

About 80 percent of KIPP students in 15 states and the District have family incomes low enough to qualify for federal lunch subsidies, and they are all of the hormone - addled middle school age that makes even teachers at wealthy private schools tremble.

«Parents of children in poverty are working, trying to put food on the table,» said Edward Kliszus, the superintendent at Port Chester - Rye Union Free School District in Westchester County, where 61 percent of students are poor enough to qualify for lunch subsidies.

As part of the Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program (NSLP), schools can receive cash subsidies and donated commodities in turn for offering free or reduced - price lunches to eligible children.

In Michigan, nearly 75 percent of charter school students are eligible for a free or reduced lunch, while 48 percent of traditional public school students are eligible for the subsidy, according to data from the Michigan Department of Education.

This effect of including federal funds reflects the fact that the bulk of federal education dollars are allocated based largely on the income profile of the communities schools serve, primarily through federal subsidies for free and reduced price meals and under Title I of the ESEA.19 But because subsidies for school lunch programs are the largest source of federal funds flowing to schools, those concerned with equity must determine how expenditures of those non-instructional funds are considered.

AppleTree participates in the National School Lunch Program, which is a national meals subsidy program.