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School Breakfast: Colorado No Kid Hungry Campaign
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Colorado No Kid Hungry Campaign and others announced winners in the Colorado School Breakfast Challenge Phase II.
February 1
School Breakfast: Colorado No Kid Hungry Campaign
Publication: Denver Post
In the year since Englewood’s Clayton Elementary implemented an in-class breakfast program, the number of students who eat at school jumped so high that it earned a state award. But the real benefit, administrators say, is in the effect it has had in the classroom.
“Teachers are reporting increased participation and attention from students and a dramatic increase in endurance,” said principal Nikki Westfall. “Our families are happier too. They are reporting much less stressful mornings.”
The in-class breakfast model is not new to the state, or even the metro area, but Colorado is trying to expand it through the No Kid Hungry campaign, which includes an awards program for schools that serve breakfast to more kids.
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