LEADER 00000cam a2200685Ii 4500 001 ocn894666779 003 OCoLC 005 20160527040521.9 006 m o d 007 cr cnu|||unuuu 008 141107s2014 nyu o 001 0 eng d 019 914433272|a923677012|a928196500 020 9781633214507|qelectronic book 020 1633214508|qelectronic book 020 |z9781634631815 035 (OCoLC)894666779|z(OCoLC)914433272|z(OCoLC)923677012 |z(OCoLC)928196500 040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dN$T|dE7B|dYDXCP|dEBLCP|dDEBSZ 043 n-us--- 049 RIDW 050 4 LB3479.U5 072 7 EDU|x001000|2bisacsh 072 7 EDU|x036000|2bisacsh 082 04 371.716|223 090 LB3479.U5 245 00 School meal programs|b: eligibility and geographic adjustment issues /|cLauren Quincey, editor. 264 1 New York :|bNova,|c[2014] 264 4 |c©2014 300 1 online resource. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Education in a competitive and globalizing world 500 Includes index. 505 0 SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: ELIGIBILITY AND GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES; SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: ELIGIBILITY AND GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SCHOOL-MEALS PROGRAMS: USDA HAS ENHANCED CONTROLS, BUT ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION COULD HELP ENSURE LEGITIMATE PROGRAM ACCESS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; USDA HAS TAKEN STEPS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND PREVENT INELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS FROM RECEIVING BENEFITS 505 8 Usda could explore options to enhance the verification process to further strengthen integrity while ensuring legitimate accessconclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments; appendix i: objective, scope, and methodology; appendix ii: additional benefits based on eligibility in the school-meals programs; appendix iii: responsibilities of the food and nutrition service, state agencies, and school districts; appendix iv: sample school -meals household application; appendix v: comparison between federal andprivate-sector employees 505 8 Chapter 2: SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS: IMPLICATIONS OF ADJUSTING INCOME ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS AND REIMBURSEMENT RATES BY GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCESWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; EXISTING DATA AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING FOR GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS COULD LEAD TO SHIFTS IN ELIGIBILITY AND MIGHT INCREASE PROGRAM COSTS; THE COST OF DELIVERING SCHOOL MEALS VARIES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, BUT THE USEFULNESS OF EXISTING DATA TO ADJUST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THESE DIFFERENCES IS UNCLEAR 505 8 Existing federal and state policies offer eligibility and reimbursement flexibilityconcluding observations; agency comments; appendix i: scope and methodology; index 520 In fiscal year 2012, over 31.6 million children participated in USDA's National School Lunch Program (NSLP) at a cost of about 11.6 billion. In fiscal year 2013, USDA estimated NSLP certification errors of more than 8 percent, or 996 million. GAO was asked to review possible beneficiary fraud within the program. This book assesses steps taken to help identify and prevent ineligible beneficiaries from receiving benefits in school -meal programs; and what opportunities exist to strengthen USDA's oversight of the school-meals programs. 588 0 Vendor-supplied metadata. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 School children|xFood|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85118299|xEconomic aspects|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh99005484|zUnited States.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330-781 650 0 School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85118361|zUnited States|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330-781|xManagement. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007911 650 7 School children|xFood.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast /1107172 650 7 School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/1107555 650 7 Management.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1007141 651 7 United States.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204155 655 0 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Quincey, Lauren,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ nb2016004878|eeditor. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aQuincey, Lauren|tSchool Meal Programs : Eligibility and Geographic Adjustment Issues|dHauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,c2014|z9781634631815 830 0 Education in a competitive and globalizing world series. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009149787 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=886269|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20160607|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic|lridw 994 92|bRID