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The pandemic has shown how important healthy school meals are for children. More than 180 organizations representing school nutrition directors, teachers, labor organizations, and agriculture support free school meals for all.
We urge Governor Newsom to adopt #SchoolMealsForAll
June 3, 2021 - (Sacramento, CA) - In an historic early agreement on the Legislature’s Budget, California is poised to be the first state to permanently adopt free school meals for all students. A coalition of nearly 200 health, nutrition, education, labor, community-based organizations, and food banks is now calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to support the Legislature’s Budget proposal and adopt ongoing funding for School Meals for All to help end child hunger, improve learning and behavior, create less bureaucracy, and help close the achievement gap in our schools.
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CalMatters - 6/8/21
In the 2019-20 school year, more than 3.6 million California students received free or reduced price meals — nearly 60% of all students in the state, according to the California Department of Education. In the 2020-21 school year, even during the pandemic, about 3.5 million students were served.
The legislature’s proposal calls for a $54 million increase in state reimbursements for the 2021-22 fiscal year, then $650 million a year starting in the 2022-23 fiscal year to cover the costs of offering breakfast and lunch for all public school students.
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