Good news for tens of thousands of children enrolled in Milwaukee Public Schools who used to start the school day hungry: MPS is rolling our free breakfast in more of it’s schools this year.
For the 2006-07 school year, a million dollars has been set aside by MPS to make breakfast available to students in more schools. Already, 97 principals out of a potential 200 have committed to meeting the few requirements of the program….
…The breakfasts will be available in either a bag or a small box, and will be accompanied by a carton of 2% milk. The meals will be delivered directly to the classroom, and children will eat them at their desks
Wisconsin has traditionally ranked dead last in participation in the National School Breakfast Program, and this should do something to turn that around on top of providing a healthy start to the day and a more productive learning environment to boot.
I live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI with my wife Jen, our daughter Emerson, and sons Carter and Colton.
Sounds great to feed the kids, but why are we relying on the govt to feed our children?
Because it might help them learn. Having an educated society helps us all.
For the same reasons we rely on the government to provide for any underpriviledged group of people in America. We’re decent people (on the whole) who care about and want to help our fellow Americans succeed.