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Sam Kass: Can Free Breakfast Improve Learning?

Sam Kass speaks at TED Talks Live - Education Revolution.
Sam Kass speaks at TED Talks Live - Education Revolution.

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Simple SolutionsAbout Sam Kass's TED Talk16 million children face hunger in the U.S., which can prevent them from performing well in school. Chef Sam Kass describes a simple solution with a potentially huge impact: free breakfast.About Sam KassSam Kass is a former White House chef and food policy advisor for the Obama administration. He was also Executive Director of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign.As one of the First Lady's longest-serving advisors, he helped create the first large-scale vegetable garden at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt's victory garden.He also helped advise on an initiative that provided free breakfast to all students at low-income schools.He is the founder of TROVE and a partner in Acre Venture Partners. Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

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