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The Effect Of Free And Reduced Lunch On Reading And Math Achievement, Landon W. Evans
The Effect Of Free And Reduced Lunch On Reading And Math Achievement, Landon W. Evans
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This study examined the effect of participating in the free and reduced price meal program on reading and math performance in first grade. The students were placed in three groups: the first qualified but did not report consuming either free meal, the second qualified, but only reported eating the free breakfast, and the third qualified and reported eating both a free breakfast and lunch. Two sets of standardized assessments (fall & spring) were given to the students in order to measure their academic skills. The fall assessments were used as the covariate to control for prior achievement, and the three …