School Breakfast Week
Written by Jesse Baroka on March 6, 2023
LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed this week as School Breakfast Week in Michigan as the governor highlighted her education budget initiative to offer free breakfast and lunch to all 1.4 million public school students in Michigan. If passed it would provide a saving of roughly $850 a year per family. Research has shown that children who eat breakfast are more likely to reach higher levels of achievement in reading and mathematics, perform better on assessments, have increased memory and concentration, and maintain a healthy weight.
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