Missouri's DESE, in partnership with the Midwest Dairy Council, just
announced a contest to see which schools could increase the number of children receiving breakfast at school the most. The goal is to increase breakfast participation by 20 percent this year. Schools who make big gains can win awards from $1,000 to $4,000. Sounds good right? Feed kids. Get Money. It's a win-win. But why the big push to have schools be a meal provider?
Missouri Commissioner of Education Chris L. Nicastro said, "The challenge ties in to the Department's goal to become one of the
top 10 performing states in education by the year 2020." But to tie to that document you have to stretch causality pretty far to show how supplying a meal meets the goal of having "All Missouri students will
