All Maine students now get free school lunches. What does that mean for poverty data?
A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits such as SNAP and TANF.
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A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits such as SNAP and TANF.
Maine was one of the first states to pass legislation providing free school lunches to all students after pandemic-era funding expired — a policy that has been adopted in seven other states and is being considered across the country. But since the...
A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits.
A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits.
Some school board members argued the policy needs more work, but others said there was plenty of time for adjustments since the document was introduced nearly a year ago.