ALJAZAM Inside Story May 29, 2014
School lunch is more than just the midday meal eaten during the school day. Its a barometer of social trends. Once upon a time, lots more kids headed home at lunch time or brought a meal prepared at home. Millions more children now live too far from school to go home, attend schools that are closed campuses that dont allow students to leave the building during the day and even if they could head home, there is nobody there. Women with schoolage children now work at a much higher rate than decades ago. Throw in a higher Child Poverty rate and making policy around lunch gets complicated. Whats t...