The School Breakfast Program provides breakfast to millions of children from low-income families who otherwise might go hungry in the morning and be less ready to learn. This report is the eleventh from the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) to examine the program, its benefits, and the performance of the nation and of each state in reaching children with school breakfasts during the 2001-2002 school year. Data were obtained from state reports to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and from an annual FRAC survey of state nutrition officials. Findings indicate that although there have been gains in school breakfast program participation over the past decade, further major increases in service remain an urgent goal. Participation varies significantly from state to state, with estimates that breakfast programs failed to reach almost 1.9 million eligible children. The obstacles to greater student participation in the school breakfast program were identified by state nutrition officials as: school buses arriving too late for students to participate, students unwilling or unable to arrive early enough, teacher or administrator opposition to classroom breakfasts, lack of parent awareness of the benefits of school breakfast, and students' reluctance to be perceived as "poor." Strategies to increase program participation include creating universal breakfast programs, making it easier for schools to receive the "severe need" reimbursement, and providing grants to start new programs. States efforts regarding the school breakfast program relate to state funding and breakfast requirements, and direct certification. The report's appendices include descriptions of three model breakfast programs and a delineation of state legislation promoting school breakfast. (Contains a 13-item bibliography.) (KB)