Study of Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program

Study of Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program

Published: Sep 30, 2000
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation
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Reporting to Congress on Direct Certification Rates for the National School Lunch Program

Time frame: 2014-2015

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Clients
USDA
Authors

Kenneth Jackson

Phil Gleason

John Hall

Rhonda Straus

Decision Information Resources. Provides descriptive information on the use of direct certification for free school meals. Finds that nearly two-thirds of districts, enrolling nearly three-fourths of students nationwide, use direct certification. Estimates that the implementation of direct certification in a district leads to a moderate increase in the percentage of students who become certified to receive free meals and a small increase in the percentage of students who eat free school lunches on a given day.

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