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The 2009 census showed a rise in free school meal pupils from 15.5% to 15.9% in primary schools and from 13.1% to 13.4% in secondary.
BBC: Families miss free school meals
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The NIAO report also found a "strong correlation between between low levels of academic achievement and free school meal entitlement (an indicator of social deprivation)".
BBC: Classroom
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Around 139, 800 children live in poverty in Scotland but only 97, 096 receive a free school meal, figures compiled by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland show.
BBC: Scots children 'should not miss out' on free school meals
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Dr Sam Royston, policy advisor at the Children's Society, believes more than half of school children living in poverty, around 1.2 million, are still not receiving a free school meal.
BBC: Berkshire free school meals numbers on rise
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He proposed a free mid-day meal program for school children in northern states.
CNN: Center Cut
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The prospect of free morning meals has been brought a step closer, with the Welsh Assembly Government announcing that every primary school child will get a free meal by September 2006.
BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | Free breakfast trial for pupils
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Then they move to a nearby state school for the afternoon, enjoying a free midday meal, books and some other help.
ECONOMIST: A better education system calls for more than money
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These standards require schools and caterers to provide a daily hot meal for pupils, as well as free school meals for those that are eligible.
BBC: School kitchens left out of new building regulations
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The signing of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law is a long-awaited victory for the 31 million students who participate in federal school meal programs.
WHITEHOUSE: Bringing Healthy, Affordable Food to Underserved Communities | The White House