Springfield’s Breakfast in the Classroom seen as a model to be replicated

SPRINGFIELD – Fifth-graders Eailyanni DeJesus and Mariangely Gomez sat across from each other, drinking juice and milk, one eating a chocolate muffin and the other spooning up cereal.

For the two, starting the day grabbing apples, bananas, graham crackers and egg sandwiches is just part of their daily routine. For teachers, it means preparing children to learn.