Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement: An Evaluation of the School Breakfast Program. IRP Discussion Paper No. 1402-12

David E Frisvold

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Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement: An Evaluation of the School Breakfast Program. IRP Discussion Paper No. 1402-12

David E Frisvold

Institute for Research on Poverty

No. 1402-12, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty

08/16/2012

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Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) on cognitive achievement. The SBP is a federal entitlement program that offers breakfast to any student, including free breakfast for any low-income student, who attends a school that participates in the program. To increase the availability of the SBP, many states mandate that schools participate in the program if the percent of free or reduced-price eligible students in a school exceeds a specific threshold. Using the details of these mandates as a source of identifying variation, I find that the availability of the program increases student achievement. Supplemental figures and tables are appended.

At Risk Students

Breakfast Programs

Cognitive Ability

Cognitive Development

Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey

Elementary School Students

Federal Programs

Grade 4

Grade 5

Low Income Groups

Mathematics Achievement

National Assessment of Educational Progress

Nutrition

Program Effectiveness

Reading Achievement

Regression (Statistics)

Science Achievement

State Legislation

State Policy

Statistical Analysis

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Title: Subtitle: Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement: An Evaluation of the School Breakfast Program. IRP Discussion Paper No. 1402-12
Creators: David E Frisvold
Resource Type: Report
Publication Details: Institute for Research on Poverty
Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty
Series: No. 1402-12
Number of pages: 52 pages
Language: English
Date published: 08/16/2012
Description audience: Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Grade 5; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
Academic Unit: Economics; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9984318343602771

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