National School Lunch Program increases educational achievement, study finds

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 03:07 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study is the first to evaluate the long-term health and educational effects of participation in the National School Lunch Program. Researchers found that the program leads to a significant increase in educational opportunity and attainment, but an insignificant increase in health levels from childhood to adulthood.

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