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Breakfast Pays Big Dividends in Boston Schools

For many years, scholars have recognized timing:
the link between a good breakfast and • Nearly 80 elementary schools now
improved student behavior and academic offer a universal breakfast - all
performance. Boston schools see breakfast children eat together for free. The "poor
as their first tool of success. kid" stigma has been eliminated.
In 2000, the Boston schools partnered • Participating Boston schools make
with the Massachusetts General Hospital breakfast a normal and expected part of
to conduct a study on the impact of the the morning schedule - no different than
federal School Breakfast Program in 16 of taking attendance.
their elementary schools. Researchers • Boston schools serve breakfast in a
found that a simple breakfast of milk, variety of ways, using the method that
juice and cereal provides a fourth of the works best for each individual school's
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of key culture. Methods range from serving cold
nutrients needed by growing children. or hot food in the classroom from a
Breakfast reduces hunger in the classroom cooler or thermal pack; grab and go,
and improves the overall nutrition of the brown bag breakfasts; sending students to
students. They found that student the cafeteria after attendance; or a
behavior and grades improved, especially combination of these approaches.
in mathematics. Students were able to • Involving the children makes the
spend more time on tasks and were more program more successful. Children
creative. Attendance improved. Students rotating being in charge of food delivery
demonstrated better concentration to the classroom, after-breakfast trash
facilities and improved emotional removal, and returning leftovers to the
functioning. Trips to the nurse's office cafeteria instills pride and
were drastically reduced. responsibility. They become part of the
Breakfast is by far the least expensive program, not just participants.
program for improving academic The Boston schools have been recognized
achievement, yet less than half the for their efforts in the School Breakfast
children eligible for the free or reduced Program. Project Bread, the state's
price meals participate nationwide. One leading anti-hunger organization and
major obstacle is perception - breakfast Boston schools partner in the School
programs are viewed as programs for the Breakfast Program, awards Boston schools
"poor kids", a label many students wish that have achieved an 80 percent or
to avoid. The other major obstacle is greater student participation - the point
timing. Most schools across the country at which the breakfast program pays for
serve breakfast before the start of itself with federal dollars.
school - children who arrive late due to In 2002, Project Bread recognized 10
tight morning schedules or on buses that elementary schools with the School
are late, miss breakfast. Breakfast Excellence Award. Each award is
Many of the Boston schools have $1,000 that the school's principal can
implemented innovative strategies to use for any school-related expense.
overcome the obstacles of perception and




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