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(Deming - AP) – A new report released by a nonprofit organization gives New Mexico a top ranking for providing breakfasts to low-income students at schools.
The report by the Food Research and Action Center says 70 percent of low-income students in New Mexico who receive lunch also got breakfasts during the 2011-2012 school year.
That's up from about 64 percent the year before.
The Albuquerque Journal says the report's rankings are the first since a new state law took effect. The law requires high poverty elementary schools – like those in the Deming Public School District – to serve breakfast in the first minutes of class.
The report by the Food Research and Action Center says 70 percent of low-income students in New Mexico who receive lunch also got breakfasts during the 2011-2012 school year.
That's up from about 64 percent the year before.
The Albuquerque Journal says the report's rankings are the first since a new state law took effect. The law requires high poverty elementary schools – like those in the Deming Public School District – to serve breakfast in the first minutes of class.
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