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[[File:School milk program building a stronger America! (IA CAT31070190).pdf|thumb|1942 promotion of the Milk Program by the Agricultural Marketing Administration]] | [[File:School milk program building a stronger America! (IA CAT31070190).pdf|thumb|1942 promotion of the Milk Program by the Agricultural Marketing Administration]] | ||
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== Budget and impact == | == Budget and impact == | ||
A 1957 report found an increase in average daily milk consumption among school children in | A 1957 report found an increase in average daily milk consumption among school children in Los Angeles, at 68% in [[Primary school|elementary schools]], 250% in [[Middle school|junior high schools]], and 200% in [[Secondary school|senior high schools]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Anderson|first=Kenneth Eugene|url=https://archive.org/details/specialschoolmil17ande|title=The special school milk program in Los Angeles, Calif. : a preliminary report|date=1957|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing Research Division|others=National Agricultural Library U. S. Department of Agriculture|year=1957|location=Washington, D.C.|pages=4}}</ref> A 1960 study found that children attending participating schools drank an average of 1.7 more ounces per capita per day of milk.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Anderson|first1=Kenneth Eugene|url=https://archive.org/details/milkconsumptionb408ande|title=Milk consumption by children at school and at home in relation to special milk program|last2=Hoofnagle|first2=William S. (William Sherill)|date=1960|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Market Development Research Division|others=National Agricultural Library U. S. Department of Agriculture|year=1960|location=Washington, D.C.|pages=4}}</ref> A 1978 national survey by the Food and Nutrition Service found similar: the program raised student milk consumption by 42% in participating schools.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Robinson|first=John S.|date=1978|title=Special milk program evaluation and National School Lunch Program survey [USA]|url=https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US8207701|journal=FNS-167 (Usa)|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED156811|title=Special Milk Program Evaluation and National School Lunch Program Survey|date=June 1978|publisher=[[Food and Nutrition Service]]|year=1978|location=Washington, DC.|pages=10|language=en}}</ref> | ||
In 2008, 4,676 schools and residential child care institutions participated in the Special Milk Program, along with 743 summer camps and 522 non-residential child care institutions. Over 85 million half pints of milk were served that year through the program, down from 3 billion half pints served through it in 1969, 1.8 billion in 1980, and 181 million in 1990. The Special Milk Program's reach and budget has been reduced due to the expansion of the National School Lunch Program and [[School Breakfast Program|School Breakfast Programs]], which include milk.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?&id=ED508194|title=Special Milk Program|date=September 2009|publisher=US Department of Agriculture|year=2009|location=Washington, D.C.|language=en}}</ref> | In 2008, 4,676 schools and residential child care institutions participated in the Special Milk Program, along with 743 summer camps and 522 non-residential child care institutions. Over 85 million half pints of milk were served that year through the program, down from 3 billion half pints served through it in 1969, 1.8 billion in 1980, and 181 million in 1990. The Special Milk Program's reach and budget has been reduced due to the expansion of the National School Lunch Program and [[School Breakfast Program|School Breakfast Programs]], which include milk.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?&id=ED508194|title=Special Milk Program|date=September 2009|publisher=US Department of Agriculture|year=2009|location=Washington, D.C.|language=en}}</ref> | ||