National School Lunch Program Direct Certification Improvement Study

This study describes current methods of direct certification used by State and local agencies and the challenges that State and local education agencies face in attaining high matching rates. The study presents the analysis of unmatched records in order to provide a better understanding of the categorically eligible children who are not matched in the direct certification process and identifies potential matching process improvements that might increase the number of matched children.

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notes This study describes current methods of direct certification used by State and local agencies and the challenges that State and local education agencies face in attaining high matching rates. The study presents the analysis of unmatched records in order to provide a better understanding of the categorically eligible children who are not matched in the direct certification process and identifies potential matching process improvements that might increase the number of matched children.
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title National School Lunch Program Direct Certification Improvement Study