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Autor/inn/en | Polson, Diana; Kovach, Claire |
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Institution | Keystone Research Center (KRC) |
Titel | False Promises: Food Service Contractors Don't Save Pennsylvania School Districts Money |
Quelle | (2023), (25 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Quantitative Daten; Food; Nutrition; Public Schools; School Districts; Food Service; Contracts; Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Outsourcing; Pennsylvania |
Abstract | Meeting students' basic food and nutrition requirements is an essential role of public schools and critical to student learning. Yet as with other support services in schools -- such as transportation and janitorial services -- school boards or school administrators who are worried about the bottom line may turn to outside companies to manage or replace in-house district school food programs. In 2004, about 70% of Pennsylvania school districts self-operated their food service programs. But by 2019, that number dropped to 47%, as more districts chose management companies to run their school food programs. This report relies on a mix of rigorous statistical analysis and interview-based qualitative research and finds that contracting out food services -- their management or the entire operation -- does not yield the financial benefits school districts are promised by contractors. (ERIC). |
Anmerkungen | Keystone Research Center. 412 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Tel: 717-255-7181; Web site: http://keystoneresearch.org |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |