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The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (79 P.L. 396, 60 Stat. 230) is a 1946 United States federal law that created the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to provide low-cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students through subsidies to schools. [1]
As of October 2024, states in the contiguous United States which serve lunches through the NSLP receive federal reimbursements at rates of $0.42 per full price meal, $4.03 per reduced price meal (meals which for which students cannot be charged more than 40 cents), [24] and $4.43 per free meal. An additional $0.02 per meal served in a school ...
A federal waiver that made school breakfasts and lunches free to students regardless of their family’s income is set to expire June 30.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–296 (text)) is a federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2010. The law is part of the reauthorization of funding for child nutrition (see the original Child Nutrition Act). It funded child nutrition programs and free lunch programs in schools for 5 years. [1]
What support for free school lunch looks like. In 2021, California and Maine became the first two states to pass legislation for universal free lunches at public schools.
Before March 2020, children in families whose incomes were at or below 130% of the federal poverty level were eligible for free school meals, while those in families whose incomes were 130% to 185 ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will extend the free school-lunch program for K-12 students until June 30, 2022. That means students in K-12 will receive free meals,...
A health study observed 5th-6th graders from 12 schools in an urban district of Connecticut. The study compared BMI levels, standardized test scores, age, race, sex, and eligibility for free and reduced lunch. The study found that students with more health assets (positive health indicators) performed better on tests. Parent Poll [7]