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I read in [an
article](http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ3J5SXZJ3JUTIL03M.html?iref=comtop_6_01)
from the [Asahi Shimbun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Shimbun) :

> 学校{がっこう}で朝食{ちょうしょく}、おなかも心{こころ}も満{み}たす 高知{こうち}の小学校{しょうがっこう}
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> 文部科学省{もんぶかがくしょう}が「早寝早起{はやねはやお}き朝{あさ}ごはん」国民{こくみん}運動{うんどう}を始{はじ}めて１０年{ねん}。だが近年{きんねん}、朝食{ちょうしょく}を食べない子{こ}の割合{わりあい}は増加{ぞうか}傾向{けいこう}だ。そんななか、子{こ}どもたちに朝食{ちょうしょく}を出{だ}している学校{がっこう}がある。

My translation (disclaimer : I'm not fluent at all in English, feel free to
correct me)

> Breakfast at school : satisfy the stomach and the mind (elementary schools
> at Kōchi).
>
> 10 years ago began the national movement "a breakfast for the early to bed,
> early to rise children", a movement initiated by the Minister of Education.
> However in the last years, the percentage of children who don't eat
> breakfast is growing. XXX(that's why ???), some schools serve breakfast to
> the children.

What does "そんななか" mean ? Is it an [allegro form](http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/allegro%20form) for `そんな中` ?
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meaning reading-comprehension
meaning of そんななか、
This そんななか essentially is そのような状況の中で, and means "meanwhile", "against this
background", etc.
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