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Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

PBS Origins | January 11, 2025



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Did you drink milk in school? Congrats, you drank the results of a government subsidy program!

Today, Danielle takes a closer look at the milk given to school kids and what it can tell us about federal entitlement programs as well as government subsidies.

Written and Hosted by: Danielle Bainbridge
Produced by: Complexly for PBS Digital Studios

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Works Cited Compiled:

http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/history-school-lunch/
https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-nslp
http://time.com/4496771/school-lunch-history/
https://psmag.com/magazine/the-history-of-school-lunches
http://mentalfloss.com/article/86314/brief-history-school-lunch
https://schoolnutrition.org/AboutSNA/HistoryMilestones/
https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/history_5
https://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/Richard%20B.%20Russell%20National%20School%20Lunch%20Act.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/well/family/lunch-shaming-children-parents-school-bills.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/u-s-schools-rethink-lunch-shaming-policies-humiliate-children-meal-debts
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/03/do-healthy-lunches-improve-student-test-scores/520272/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/well/feeding-young-minds-the-importance-of-school-lunches.html
https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/health/school-nutrition-program-benefits/index.html
https://www.feedingamerica.org/take-action/advocate/federal-hunger-relief-programs/national-school-lunch-program
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/11/milk-companies-market-schools-fast-food/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/
https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/entitlement.htm
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-signs-social-security-act
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/grandparents-raiding-grandchildren/548117/
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2011/09/26/140802243/the-farm-bill-from-charitable-start-to-prime-budget-target
https://www.cbo.gov/content/what-difference-between-mandatory-and-discretionary-spending
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/09/26/us-holds-the-ketchup-in-schools/9ffd029a-17f5-4e8c-ab91-1348a44773ee/?utm_term=.a99eefcb2f7e
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-j-samuelson-lets-get-rid-of-the-term-entitlements/2013/10/20/e3bd464c-3809-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html?utm_term=.94c9c24c6222
https://www.marketplace.org/2013/04/22/wealth-poverty/show-us-your-safety-net/what-we-mean-entitlement-well-depends

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