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November 2013 NJ Districts Taking the ChallengeSixty-two New Jersey districts have registered to take the NJ School Breakfast Challenge. View a list of districts. Thanks to all who signed up. We appreciate your commitment to giving students a healthy meal at the start of their school day. Winners will be announced next summer. As you roll-out your new breakfast models, the NJ Food for Thought Campaign will provide regular updates with resources and other assistance that can help you win the challenge! Learn how principals are ending child hungerOn Nov. 14 at 3 p.m., the Food Research Action Center will host a webinar in its ongoing series focused on school breakfast implementation. Hear from principals who are seeing concrete results from serving more students school breakfast. You’ll learn how principals and school building staff around the country are ending classroom hunger, improving academic performance and transforming school environments through the implementation of alternative breakfast models. More NJ districts serving breakfast after the bellA host of New Jersey districts are changing the way they serve breakfast this school year. A special shout out to Bridgeton, Jersey City, New Brunswick and Trenton, which are all rolling out breakfast after the bell, recognizing that serving breakfast in the first few minutes of the school day is the best way to give kids the fuel they need to concentrate and learn. Need help serving breakfast?The NJ Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign has compiled a list of resource that can help you implement more effective school breakfast programs. |
In This IssueWho's taking the school breakfast challenge Principals ending child hunger More districts serving breakfast after the bell The Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign is a partnership of state agencies, child advocates, anti-hunger coalitions, statewide education organizations and national organizations. |
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