Despite the record demand for school meals, school breakfast participation is still falling short, according to an annual study conducted by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).
While eating school breakfast can help all children focus in class and concentrate on school work, school breakfast particularly helps low-income children access essential nutrition they may not be eating at home.
According to FRAC, over 1.13 million low-income children ate school lunch daily in NYS, but less than 460,000 low-income children ate school breakfast daily.
Too many low-income children benefiting from school lunch are missing out on school breakfast. According to FRAC, NYS ranks 38th in the nation for low-income students eating both school breakfast and school lunch.
To read FRAC's report, the 2010 School Breakfast Scorecard, please click here.
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