Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin led a group of state lawmakers to increase funding for a school breakfast program.
Nearly every student at Roscoe Nix Elementary in Silver Spring eats a free and nutritionally balanced breakfast. Teachers serve hot meals in the classroom before the first bell instead of the usual busy cafeteria. It's an unconventional approach to feeding students, but one that lawmakers from Montgomery County hope will become the norm in more schools. Council member Valerie Ervin (D-Silver Spring) joined students and members of the Maryland General Assembly Wednesday to tout the success of the Maryland Meals for Achievement program at schools like Roscoe Nix. She penned a letter to Gov. Martin O'Malley and State Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery that calls for an additional $1.8 million in funding to put the program in 130 …
Many students have adjusted to the new breakfast and lunch standards and have started to enjoy eating healthy, but some students still remain skeptical about cafeteria food.
Many students have adjusted to the new breakfast and lunch standards and have started to enjoy eating healthy, but some students still remain skeptical about cafeteria food.
Students are learning to eat healthy and are no longer going hungry in Wheaton. Public schools in Wheaton have started incorporating special programs to assist children and supply them with the healthy food they need to sustain themselves and help them focus on their schoolwork. In 2008, Governor Martin O’Malley took on an initiative to end childhood hunger in Maryland by 2015. With only two years left, it may be difficult to achieve, but Kerri Kimbrell-Silva from the Montgomery County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services said, “We are sure trying.” While Maryland is one of the richest states in the country, 10 percent of its residents live in poverty and are constantly struggling against hunger, according to the Manna Food Center’s …
