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2024-03-04 19:36:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 34BC260130DA03D3B3B03CA896B4B520D00E7F6B5F6DD97E3EE40DD141358F87
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The previous government did commission an evaluation of its pilot free school lunch programme: https://www.education.govt.nz/news/ka-ora-ka-ako-healthy-school-lunches-interim-evaluation-report-released/ It found large benefits for students' diets and overall wellbeing. There wasn't enough data to draw conclusions on attendance and results, but international evidence is strong: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8000006/
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