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  • From School Lunches, to School Breakfasts, to ‘Child Dinners’ with taxpayers grabbing the check

    01/18/2011 7:35:46 PM PST · by seamus · 31 replies
    Somewhat Reasonable (The Heartland Institute) ^ | January 18, 2011 | Jim Lakely
    And, no, the term “child dinner” does not mean that moppets are on the menu. They are handed one, though, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Education. Via Julie Gunlock at NRO’s The Corner blog, we learn that the Obama administration is expanding its child-dinner program from 13 states to all 50 (or, if Obama gets his way, all 57 … or is it 58?). Anyway, Gunlock has the details: ... This bit of government expansion, by the way, is courtesy of the lame-duck session of Congress. ... And what’s next for the (nearly literal) nanny state after this? AmeriCorps...
  • Christie Proposes Education Changes (incl after-school dinner)

    01/24/2014 9:55:38 AM PST · by C19fan · 35 replies
    MY9NJ.com ^ | Jan 24, 2014 | Staff
    In Governor Christie’s efforts to solve New Jersey’s education problems, yesterday he visited the Dudley Family School in Camden to discuss some of his plans for school programs in the Garden State. ......................................................... One of the big education announcements that he made in Camden is plans for an after-school dinner program for kids in six of the city’s schools. Research has shown that when kids are hungry, that affects not just their academic performance, but also their behavior.