National School Lunch Program: Trends and Factors Affecting Student Participation
January 2015
This report by FRAC (Food Research and Action Center) examines the claim that the school meal nutrition standards included in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act have been difficult for schools to implement, thereby causing decreases in school lunch participation. Through analysis of actual participation trends and the complex economic and policy-related causes that are leading to these changes in participation levels, the study provides a comprehensive look at all the factors affecting participation, countering the notion that nutrition standards are the primary factor.
National School Lunch Program: Trends and Factors Affecting Student Participation
January 2015
This report by FRAC (Food Research and Action Center) examines the claim that the school meal nutrition standards included in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act have been difficult for schools to implement, thereby causing decreases in school lunch participation. Through analysis of actual participation trends and the complex economic and policy-related causes that are leading to these changes in participation levels, the study provides a comprehensive look at all the factors affecting participation, countering the notion that nutrition standards are the primary factor.
