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Pediatricians and nutrition advocates urge lawmakers to protect Reach Out and Read and fund universal breakfast
Summary
Connecticut pediatricians and nutrition advocates told the Appropriations subcommittee that cutting Reach Out and Read or universal school breakfast would hurt early literacy and child health; they urged the legislature to maintain or increase funding.
A panel of pediatricians and child-health advocates told the Appropriations education subcommittee that proposed cuts to early-literacy programs and school-meal funding would be harmful to children's development and learning.
Dr. Katie Sweck, speaking for the Connecticut chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, opposed elimination of funding for Reach Out and Read and described the program as…
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