More students are getting free- and reduced-price meals in school, according to a recently released report. It’s a rise driven, in large part, by states passing universal school meal laws. New York is ...
Second-grade students eat lunch Aug. 4, 2025, at the Fannie C Williams Charter School in New Orleans. (Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America) Increased restrictions on ...