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1 online resource |
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Education in a competitive and globalizing world |
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Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.
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| Contents |
SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: ELIGIBILITY AND GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES; SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: ELIGIBILITY AND GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SCHOOL-MEALS PROGRAMS: USDA HAS ENHANCED CONTROLS, BUT ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION COULD HELP ENSURE LEGITIMATE PROGRAM ACCESS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; USDA HAS TAKEN STEPS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND PREVENT INELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS FROM RECEIVING BENEFITS |
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Chapter 2: SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: IMPLICATIONS OF ADJUSTING INCOME ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS AND REIMBURSEMENT RATES BY GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCESWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; EXISTING DATA AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING FOR GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS COULD LEAD TO SHIFTS IN ELIGIBILITY AND MIGHT INCREASE PROGRAM COSTS; THE COST OF DELIVERING SCHOOL MEALS VARIES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, BUT THE USEFULNESS OF EXISTING DATA TO ADJUST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THESE DIFFERENCES IS UNCLEAR |
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Existing federal and state policies offer eligibility and reimbursement flexibilityconcluding observations; agency comments; appendix i: scope and methodology; index |
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Usda could explore options to enhance the verification process to further strengthen integrity while ensuring legitimate accessconclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments; appendix i: objective, scope, and methodology; appendix ii: additional benefits based on eligibility in the school-meals programs; appendix iii: responsibilities of the food and nutrition service, state agencies, and school districts; appendix iv: sample school-meals household application; appendix v: comparison between federal andprivate-sector employees |
| Summary |
In fiscal year 2012, over 31.6 million children participated in USDA's National School Lunch Program (NSLP) at a cost of about 11.6 billion. In fiscal year 2013, USDA estimated NSLP certification errors of more than 8 percent, or 996 million. GAO was asked to review possible beneficiary fraud within the program. This book assesses steps taken to help identify and prevent ineligible beneficiaries from receiving benefits in school-meal programs; and what opportunities exist to strengthen USDA's oversight of the school-meals programs |
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Includes index |
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Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
School children -- Food -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc. -- United States -- Management.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Quincey, Lauren, editor
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| ISBN |
1633214508 (electronic bk) |
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9781633214507 (electronic bk) |
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