A pandemic-era program allowed schools to provide free meals for all students. Since it ended, some students have been ...

Ohio public eschool students are not eligible for free or reduced lunch programs, despite meeting income requirements. Traci Woodard argues that they are being shortchanged. Traci Woodard is a mom of ...

Michigan lawmakers have not yet passed a new state budget, putting universal free school meals at risk. Several Greater Lansing school districts are preparing to charge for meals again if state ...

LOWELL, Mich. — With an Oct. 1 deadline looming to pass the 2026 fiscal year budget, schools across Michigan are waiting for lawmakers to reach an agreement that will determine funding levels, and ...

Perla Lozano's two kids are about to start school on Aug. 14. They'll be taking a lunch that their mom packs for them every day, even though the cost of brown-bagging is likely more expensive than ...

Last school year, 269,086 students qualified for free meals at school, according to Connecticut’s Department of Education. An additional 12,729 were eligible for a reduced meal but received free meals ...

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Some Michigan parents and students are finding out there is no longer a free lunch, as the state began a new fiscal year without a K-12 budget.

Hungry Free Colorado estimates the universal school meal program saved Colorado families $1,250 per child in school annually.