If there’s one thing we have learned about school breakfast, it’s that there is no such thing as “one size fits all.” Not only is this very true—it’s one of the greatest strengths of school breakfast. “Whenever I’m meeting with folks about breakfast-in-the-classroom, I give them all the same piece of advice,” said Partners for…
You guys—it’s almost National School Breakfast Week! Are you ready?! We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate our FAVORITE school breakfast campaign of the year with you! The NSBW theme for 2015 is “Make the Grade,” and for the last month we’ve been talking with school nutrition professionals, principals, teachers, and other stakeholders about the school…
It won’t come as a surprise to our longtime readers—we love breakfast around here! The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are on a mission to bring breakfast to every student in the country because we know that breakfast translates into a better-nourished student who is ready to learn! Arriving on the heels of National…
Just in time to celebrate National School Breakfast Week, our friends at Fuel Up to Play 60 have launched their own school breakfast initiative! “It Starts with School Breakfast” is another great way for your school to spread the word about the benefits of school breakfast. The latest fun-filled campaign from FUTP60 is designed to…
A guest post by School Nutrition Foundation Senior Program Manager, Paula Zdanowicz, MPH It’s a fact: not only is breakfast considered the most important meal of the day, but eating breakfast at school helps children learn. Many school districts participate in the federally-funded School Breakfast program, but participation levels are low. More than 25 million…
When the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom pilot program began in school year 2010-11, Dallas Independent School District (Dallas, TX) was one of the original districts to sign on and begin serving children breakfast-in-the-classroom. In August 2011 we sat down with Dallas ISD Executive Food Service Director of Child and Nutrition Services Dora Rivas…
