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Direct Certification Improves Low-Income Children's Access to Healthy School Meals, Boosts Program Efficiency

May 04, 2015 Allison Magness, Research Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is committed to helping America’s children get the nutritious food they need to learn and grow. Direct certification for school meals is one important strategy to make that possible for the low-income children. This process links student enrollment records to...

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