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The Breakfast Club: Teachers Buying Food for Hungry Students

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Feb 23rd 2011 1:00PM

A new study shows teachers regularly see students come to school hungry. Credit: Getty For years, teachers have spent their own cash to purchase art supplies and decorations for their classrooms. But now they're reaching into their own ...Teachers are feeding their students to help them make it to lunchtime.
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School Lunches Make Kids Fat, But Adding a School Breakfast Counters Effect

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted May 14th 2010 1:00PM

Is mystery meat beefing up your kid? Credit: Getty Images
One of the most potent weapons in the battle against childhood obesity is offering kids a school breakfast -- but school lunch alone can make kids fat, an upcoming study shows. ...
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Does Free School Breakfast Enable Parents to Fail?

by Rachel Campos-Duffy, Posted Jan 13th 2009 8:00AM

Last week a teacher I know told me that over the years she has seen more and more children arriving at school without their teeth brushed, hair combed, and lacking appropriate clothing for the weather. Curious, I asked her why she thought this ...
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