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Ellen Richards initiated the first school feeding in the United States in the year 1894 in the city of Boston.
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When boys were examined for the 1917 draft for world war I.
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The federal government began its first financial support of the school lunch programs in the 1930s.
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Several new programs were established in 1935, including the works progress administration.
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Congress appropriated money to continue the SLP.
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Harry Truman signed the National School Lunch act on June 4, 1946.
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The special milk program was created in 1954.
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Russia launching sputnik created a national concern for improving the quality of education in America for all children.
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Congress passed the civil rights act and the elementary secondary education act in 1965.
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The child nutrition act was passed in 1966
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Public Law authorized all schools serving free and reduceed priced lunches to recieve special assistance funds.
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School Breakfast programs are made permanent.
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Interest rates were soaring and americans were asking for federal spending to be controlled.
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Omnibus reconsiliation act was passed, reducing child nutrition funding by 1.4 billion or 25%
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The republican majority devised a plan called Contract With America.
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The reauthorization act and the william f. goodling child nutrition authorization act of 1998.
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The WIC and Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 2004 contained major procisions which enhance the national efforts to promote health and well-being and help to precent health problems such as obesity and many chronic diseases.
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In addition to the WIC and Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 2004, lots of things have helped make changes in school nutrition programs.
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This act made improvments to the school lunch program by making it more nutritional.
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Honored the 1,273 schools that respected the lunch program.
