70% of Washington Public School Students Now Have Access to Free Meals
Nearly 800,000 kids are eating free meals in school after the Legislature expanded access — but the state will need to come up with more money if it wants to continue the program. That’s according to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, which announced on Tuesday that 70% of Washington’s kids now have access […]
Under new DPI proposal, breakfast and lunch would be free for all Wisconsin K-12 students
Wisconsin's top K-12 public education official wants to make school breakfast and lunch free for all students, no matter their household income. “Access to food is one of the most basic human needs, and yet many Wisconsin kids are telling usthey don’t know when — or if — they will have their next meal,” said Jill Underly, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a prepared statement. ...