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
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 […]