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In the UK in 2005: > Jamie's School Dinners is a four-episode documentary series that was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 23 February to 16 M
by Symbiote 3y ago
In the UK in 2005:
> Jamie's School Dinners is a four-episode documentary series that was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 23 February to 16 March 2005. The series was recorded from Spring to Winter of 2004 and featured British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver attempting to improve the quality and nutritional value of school dinners at Kidbrooke School in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
> Oliver had his work cut out for him: firstly, the daily budget for school dinners was a mere 37 pence per child.
That's currently 47¢. Wages and other costs are different, but it's in the ballpark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie%27s_School_Dinners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie%27s_School_Dinners
- legitster 3y agoIn the US, the federal reimbursements starts at $0.37 cents for paid lunches and goes up to $6.37 for certain free lunches. That's in addition to additional grants and aid that is available at the state and district level: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-26/pdf/2022-15892.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-26/pdf/2022-1... Maybe things are worse in the UK or food is that much cheaper - but I suspect Jamie excluding certain funding sources for the sake of drama is more likely.
- Symbiote 3y agoIt was a cheaper part of the country, and local funding differs — Rotherham was the lowest. However, no-one disputed the figures, and the government very quickly set 50p as a recommended minimum. This is a longer article from a year after the show aired: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jun/25/schools.uk https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jun/25/schools.uk