This is National School Breakfast Week. At all Rutherford County Schools this Wednesday, breakfast will be served at no charge to students. They'll get to choose from sausage biscuits, yogurt parfaits, cereal and toast, mini pancakes, fresh fruit along with juice and milk.

Children who eat breakfast at school start the day ready to learn -- reflected in higher test scores and better classroom behavior. However only half of the children who eat lunch at school also eat school breakfast, according to the Food Research and Action Council. To garner increased participation in the School Breakfast Program, Rutherford County Schools will recognize National School Breakfast Week March 2-6. National School Breakfast Week is a weeklong celebration aimed at increasing awareness of the School Breakfast Program among students and parents.

The 2015 National School Breakfast Week theme, "Make the Grade with School Breakfast" reminds everyone in the school community -- parents, students, administrators -- that a healthy school breakfast sets students up for a day of learning and academic success. The theme will appear in school cafeterias during the week.