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Should schools provide free breakfast in classrooms?

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imageDoes the place of breakfast matter?David Amsler, CC BY

Child hunger is a serious problem: 48 million Americans, including more than 15 million children, live in households that lack the means to get enough nutritious food on a regular basis. In large cities, about 25 percent of households with children do not have sufficient food.

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