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Igel

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3. It's a third rail.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Mar 18, 2017, 02:32 PM

Mar 2017

But people use the research as an amulet, not as a screwdriver.

They say "research" and then ignore it.

If you're in deep poverty, the meals help with education, and help a lot. Otherwise they're a way of helping families' budgets, but it doesn't affect learning. At my school hundreds of kids get free/reduced meals. Perhaps 10 get an ed benefit.

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'Outrageous': expert slams White House for denying school meals' link to learning [View all] Eugene Mar 2017 OP

As more and more of this is exposed by experts, the more asiliveandbreathe Mar 2017 #1

Needing to eat? Bah! "Needs" are a concept created by the liberal media and cultural Marxists! ck4829 Mar 2017 #2

It's a third rail. Igel Mar 2017 #3