Stay updated with breaking news from Project Bread. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
While the state waited for Gov. Maura Healey to sign off on the long-overdue fiscal 2024 budget – which she did Wednesday – local school officials were already celebrating language within the document that removes a major barrier to classroom learning. The $56 billion fiscal spending plan includes funding for permanent universal free school meals […]
Educators have said Maine's free lunch program has removed the stigma that individual students receiving lunch waivers experience.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has joined a small but growing number of states adopting universal free school meals programs.Spending for the program was included in an<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/massachusetts-joins-a-small-but-growing-number-of-states-adopting-universal-free-school-meals/">Read More</a>
On Wednesday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the state's $55.98 billion budget, which includes $524 million toward education and $477 million invested in transportation. The new budget applies to the 2024 fiscal year, which began July 1.
Gov. Maura Healey called the school lunch program “an investment in childhood nutrition that’s also removing a source of stress from our schools and our homes.”