Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) visited a Long Island elementary school to mark the launch of the state’s Universal School Meals Program.
The program, part of Hochul’s affordability agenda, will offer free breakfast and lunch to all 2.7 million public school students, reducing child hunger and saving families an estimated $165 per student each month.
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“The Universal School Meals Program puts money back in New Yorkers’ pockets by providing every child with free breakfast and lunch in school, no questions asked,” Hochul said. “No kid should go hungry in the classroom.”
New York’s move toward free food for students is part of a larger nationwide trend over the last decade. Between 2014 and
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