Families Struggle as Pandemic Program Offering Free School Meals
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Families Struggle as Pandemic Program Offering Free School Meals
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Meal debt is soaring after universal free lunch ended. How are Midwest states responding?
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Schools struggle to provide meals for kids as inflation sends food costs soaring - CBS News
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Thousands of Michigan children are eligible for free school meals. Here's how you can make sure your kid gets theirs.
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As universal free school meals end, are Wisconsin families ready for it? - Wisconsin Watch
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Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals
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NJ slaps down controversial school lunch policy
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School Meals Provide a Guarantee That Children Will Get Fed - Voices for Virginia's Kids Voices for Virginia's Children
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Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy - What's Up Newp
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Free School Lunches Kept Millions of Kids Fed During the Pandemic. Why Stop Now?
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As universal free school meals end, are Wisconsin families ready for it? - Wisconsin Watch
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More Alabama schools will offer free lunch and breakfast to students. See where.
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A pandemic experiment in universal free school meals gains traction in the states - Louisiana Illuminator
Advocates push for nationwide policy on free school meals
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Free school lunch for all is off the table, but WA may expand access
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Free school lunch in Minnesota: How to apply, what to know