Last school year, the district served 9.6 million.
The numbers from other large districts in Michigan are similar: Grand Rapids served 863,169 meals so far this year, compared with 2.8 million last school year. Lansing Public Schools has served 1.2 million meals, compared with 2.6 million in the 2018-2019 school year, according to the latest stats provided by the district.
Statewide and nationally, participation in the national school lunch and breakfast programs has plummeted due to the pandemic. Districts, including Detroit, say the decline in meals served coincides with less in-person school. While some families have picked up grab-and-go meals offered since the start of the pandemic, the numbers show many are not turning to schools for meals.
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Watch: The Children s Commissioner says providing all children in New Zealand with at least one free meal a day should be a birthright - but Jacinda Arden won t commit to making it happen. Credits: Image - Getty; Video - The AM Show
Advocates are urging the Government to ensure every child in a New Zealand state school has access to a free and healthy lunch - and follow in the footsteps of several world-leading countries.
The Government currently provides free lunches to a quarter of New Zealand schools, but it mainly focuses on the lowest-decile schools across the country.
The AM Show on Monday launched its campaign for free lunches for all Kiwi kids and is backed by Children s Commissioner Andrew Becroft, who is totally in support of the initiative, which he said is proven to be beneficial.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ready to fight internet companies that have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s $15 a month broadband program for low-income state residents.
On Friday, several groups representing telecommunications companies filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court asking the federal court to stop New York from setting a broadband rate on the companies. The companies allege in their lawsuit that the broadband service New York seeks to regulate has never been subject to rate regulations at either the federal or state levels.
The trade groups say the imposed $15 a month broadband rate conflicts with a 2018 Federal Communications Commission decision upheld by a U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. that states broadband is an interstate information service that should not be subject to common-carrier regulation by states. The lawsuit also argues that the state’s rate regulation intrudes into an exclusively fe
BOISE â Idaho elementary schools can apply now to participate in the USDAâs Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) through Child Nutrition Programs of the State Department of Education.
âThis program increases Idaho studentsâ consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, introducing healthy snack options for schoolchildren throughout the state,â Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said. âChildren love the wide variety of tasty, nutritious fruits and veggies, including unusual or exotic foods they otherwise might not experience. And school leaders love providing healthy choices for students.â
During the 2020-21 school year, 118 schools across Idaho received FFVP grants and made fresh fruit and vegetables available to students at no cost to the student. To be eligible, schools must meet the following criteria:
Verizon deepens commitment to help vulnerable communities and bridge digital divide
2020-2025 Responsible Business Investment to Exceed $3 Billion
Builds upon Fios Forward and now offers Emergency Broadband Benefit program for qualifying customers
What you need to know:
Today, Verizon serves the most rural wireless customers in the U.S. and has the highest reliability ranking in the industry.
As part of Citizen Verizon, the company’s responsible business plan to impact economic, environmental and social advancement, investment to help vulnerable communities is on track to exceed $3 billion by 2025.
New partnership with National 4-H Council announced, aimed at bringing digital skills training to rural communities though the 4-H Tech Changemakers program.