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For thousands of families in Utah, the cost of school lunch is adding up. Alpine School District recently reported that more than 14,000 students ended the 2025–2026 school year with negative lunch account balances, totaling $586,362.97 in school meal debt. The...
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At the end of the 2025-26 school year, Norton Community Schools in northwest Kansas were carrying about $6,000 in unpaid breakfast and lunch balances. Then an unexpected group stepped forward to help. Members of Reaching Out From Within at Norton Correctional Facility...
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School districts across Northwest Arkansas are preparing for another school year with a challenge that families know well: food costs are rising. An August report from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette highlighted concerns from local district leaders as schools...
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Georgia families are facing growing pressure from food costs, and new research shows that school lunch debt is part of the challenge. A statewide Emory University poll found that 6% of Georgia students carry school lunch debt. Among families with debt, the median...
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