Massachusetts Adopts Universal Free Meals For All Public School Kids [View all]
Massachusetts has joined a growing number of states in passing legislation to grant free meals to all public school kids.
The new program was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Maura Healey (D) as part of an overdue budget of nearly $56 billion, which also included spending on child care, workforce development, housing, public transit and other areas.
From that budget, approximately $172 million in permanent funding will be put toward free school meals for students in kindergarten through high school.
Rebecca Wood, who has an 11-year-old, told WBZ-TV in Boston that there were times in the past when she wasn’t sure if she could afford school lunch for her kid.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/massachusetts-adopts-universal-free-meals-for-all-public-school-kids_n_64d7b821e4b0ca95058905b9
Blue states will feed kids free. Red states continue to be s-hole states that let kids go hungry.
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