For the last eight years, Connecticut has ranked last in the nation when it comes to number of schools offering breakfast to students. In the last national report in 2012, less than half of students who received free and reduced lunches in Connecticut ate breakfast at school. There’s a clear economic divide between the schools where breakfast is offered and where it isn’t. The state’s larger, lower-income cities generally offer it, and many of the smaller, wealthier communities do not. For an interactive map of which Connecticut schools are offering breakfast, visit our State of Disparity blog.
Connecticut ranks last for school breakfasts; economics play a role
Craig LeMoult
