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Governor Doyle speaks to Longfellow Elementary School students in Eau Claire Thursday (October 24, 2003) about the importance of school breakfast programs. The governor called on the Legislature to pass a bill guaranteeing that every school in Wisconsin offers a school breakfast program. Doyle said the federally funded school breakfast program provides reimbursement to schools to offer free and reduced price breakfasts for students. Nationwide, of the schools that offer lunch, 78% also offer school breakfast. Wisconsin is at 44% – making it 50th in the nation. Doyle's proposal was later applauded by WEAC President Stan Johnson, who said it would go a long way toward ensuring that children arrive in their classrooms ready to learn. “We all know that nutrition plays a key role in children’s ability to learn," Johnson said. "It’s unfortunate that a large number of children don’t have a nutritious breakfast at home. In the face of that reality, schools may need to pick up the slack.”

– Submitted by Jo Ellen Burke

Posted October 27, 2003

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