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 ...

A growing number of states are implementing universal free school meals for students in full-time education. Universal free school meals are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S., with the first ...

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 ...

Minnesota’s free school meals program was enacted with good intentions, but there might be better strategies to address food insecurity.