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Universal free lunch is linked to better test scores in New York City, new report finds [chalkbeat.org]

Laura Pinhey · 10/25/192:35 AM

Offering all students free lunch helps boost academic performance, a new report, which looked at meal programs in New York City middle schools, shows. The study, out of Syracuse University’s Center for Policy Research, assessed the impact of universal free lunch on students who previously didn’t have access to such a meals program. Researchers found “statistically significant” bumps in reading and math state test scores once students attended schools with universal free lunch. One way to...

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Universal free lunch is linked to better test scores in New York City, new report finds [chalkbeat.org]

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