{"id":51687,"date":"2020-04-04T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T07:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=51687"},"modified":"2020-04-03T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T21:02:20","slug":"7-things-public-schools-do-besides-teach-kids-academic-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/7-things-public-schools-do-besides-teach-kids-academic-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0National School Lunch Program<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0School Breakfast Program<\/a>\u00a0provide school meals to at least\u00a030 million kids<\/a>\u00a0each year \u2013 more than half of all public school students. This food is\u00a0free or deeply discounted<\/a>\u00a0for students who qualify based on their family\u2019s income. These meals are essential for many reasons, including the fact that\u00a0hunger and food insecurity make it harder for students to focus<\/a>. Without consistent daily meals, students lack the energy to participate and get stressed out about when they will eat next. Though free or reduced school meals are meant to help\u00a0low-income students<\/a>, some states like Vermont, with funding from nonprofits,\u00a0serve them to all students<\/a>.\u00a0Every child can focus better<\/a>\u00a0when they have enough to eat.<\/p>\n

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As schools across Vermont have closed down and switched to remote learning, we\u2019ve watched our school nutrition professionals and Vermont Agency of Education jump into action to ensure Vermont students continue to have access to school meals. They have been busy organizing volunteers, employees, & new safety procedures, developing new menus, coming up with innovative solutions for distribution, and managing quickly changing rules & guidance around school meals – all while putting themselves at risk for COVID-19 by continuing to work directly with the community. During a time of uncertainty and fear, our school nutrition professionals have quickly organized to provide a source of hope in our Vermont communities. #notallheroeswearcapessomewearaprons #schoolmeals #schoolfoodmatters<\/a><\/p>\n

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