NYC’s Breakfast in the Classroom Program Off to a Healthy Start

Studies have shown that students tend to perform better when they eat breakfast. Although all students in New York City are offered a free breakfast at school, participation rates are generally low. In an attempt to get more kids to eat breakfast, New York City schools began serving breakfast to students in their classrooms. The small pilot program has been slowly expanding throughout the city. Last week, the United Federation of Teachers published a story about the success the program has seen in its publication New York Teacher. Read more.