CNN.com - Number of children getting school breakfasts rises - Dec 14, 2005: "More children than ever are getting free or reduced-price breakfasts at school, an anti-hunger group said Tuesday.
Still, the School Breakfast Program only reaches two in five youngsters who need it, according to a report released by the Food Research and Action Center.
'No child should have to start the school day hungry to learn, but unable to do so because of a hungry stomach,' said James Weill, the center's president. 'The states and schools that are leaving millions of hungry children behind need to act now. '
In the 2004-2005 school year, 7.5 million kids got breakfast for free or at a reduced price, the group said. The number represented a 5.3 percent increase from the previous year and was the biggest hike in a decade, the report said."
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