Lunchtime at Casey Middle School and kids jostled in the food line, giggling, pushing, horsing around as usual as they waited to be served the day’s entree: a choice of hamburger, or a plate of either beef or vegetarian bean nachos. Some students who had already passed the cash register with their food stood in front of a bank of microwave ovens […]
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Earlier this week I wrote about the hateful, racist comments posted by Washington Post readers following a story by Bill Turque about the D.C. Public Schools serving dinner to some 10,000 children in addition to breakfast and lunch as a way of alleviating hunger and supporting after school programs. At the time, an online poll displayed […]
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How much do Americans hate feeding poor children at school? Along with a story about D.C. schools beginning a program to feed some 10,000 needy children dinner at school, The Washington Post today asked readers to respond to a poll on the question and nearly half–47 percent–said this is a BAD IDEA. Why would schools […]
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