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On July 31, the Massachusetts state legislature passed the FY24 budget which contains a permanent provision for universal school meals for all students starting immediately in the 2023-2024 school year
The meals programs will save families about $1,200 per student, per year.
Massachusetts has become the eighth state in the US to offer free school meals to all public school students, regardless of their household income. The program is funded by $172 million in the state budget for the 2024 fiscal year, which was signed by Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t-EasdFU7s Massachusetts becomes eighth state to…
Massachusetts has joined a small but growing number of states adopting a universal free school meals program. Spending for the program was included in a $55.98 billion state budget signed
Massachusetts has joined a small but growing number of states adopting universal free school meals programs.