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Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Receives $7.5 Million in Funds to Implement Alternative Breakfast Programs in Ten New States

You’ve heard it from principals. You’ve heard it from superintendents. You’ve heard it from teachers, from school nutrition directors, from the PTA and the dietitian—breakfast-in-the-classroom works! That’s why we are so excited to announce that the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom has received $7.5 million in new funding to distribute breakfast-in-the-classroom grants in ten…

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School Breakfast Resources for Better Breakfast Month

September is Better Breakfast Month, and around here we love to celebrate breakfast! Not only does missing breakfast mean starting the day without essential nutrients and calories for fuel, many students who miss breakfast never make up those lost calories, or nutrients. How can we expect children to grow, learn, and thrive without proper nutrition?…

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Back to School Breakfast News: Community Eligibility Provision

Now that we’re back in the swing of the new school year, we have been keeping an extra-close eye on our Google Alerts for all of the latest school breakfast and school lunch news for SY 2016-17. In between back-to-school breakfast celebrations and preparations for the upcoming National School Lunch Week celebrations, a few articles…

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Creative Stakeholder Engagement for Breakfast in the Classroom Success

Donna Martin (Ed.S, RD, LD, SNS) is an active SNA member, and recently completed a three-year term on the School Nutrition Foundation’s Board of Directors. In February 2016, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics announced that Martin was selected to serve as president-elect of their Board of Directors, including a year as president of the…

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Persistence and Patience are Keys to Persuading Stakeholders to Consider Breakfast-in-the-Classroom

Donna Martin (Ed.S, RD, LD, SNS) is an active SNA member, and recently completed a three-year term on the School Nutrition Foundation’s Board of Directors. In February 2016, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics announced that Martin was selected to serve as president-elect of their Board of Directors, including a year as president of the…

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FRAC Presents Back-to-School Webinars in August and September 2016

The hustle-and-bustle of back-to-school is here! As students head back to school for a new year of learning challenges, school nutrition professionals also have the opportunity to learn some new tricks thanks to a fresh schedule of webinars from our partners at the Food Research and Action Center. If upgrading your marketing game is on…

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Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Chat: Brandon Williams, Principal, Crisp County Middle School, Georgia

In July school was still out for the summer, but when we reached out for an interview we found Crisp County Middle School Principal Brandon Williams hard at work at his desk. After receiving a Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant, Crisp County Middle School students are now starting their day with a nutritious…

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Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Chat: Tim Foster, Principal, Cochran Elementary, Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky

This is Part Two of our breakfast-in-the-classroom interview with Tim Foster, principal at Cochran Elementary in Jefferson County Public Schools. Today we take a closer look at the morning routine at Cochran, and learn more about Mr. Foster’s approach to stakeholder engagement with teachers and school staff. Like many breakfast-in-the-classroom champions, Tim Foster believes that…

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Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Chat: Tim Foster, Principal, Cochran Elementary, Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky

This is Part One of a two-part series about breakfast-in-the-classroom at Cochran Elementary in Jefferson County Public Schools. Today we meet Tim Foster, Cochran’s principal and a breakfast-in-the-classroom champion who believes that BIC is an important tool that helps address behavior and academic issues to build a stronger student body. When we sat down to…

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Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Chat: Liz Burton, Principal, Tartesso Elementary, Saddle Mountain USD #90, Arizona

When it comes to the success of a breakfast-in-the-classroom program a supportive principal is crucial. Managers and directors tell us time and again, ‘I would love to do breakfast-in-the-classroom, but first you have to help me convince my principal!’ When the principal is on board, they can act as a champion to rally other stakeholders…

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