The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged ...

The policy, announced by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Nov. 1 , aims to lower costs for those who make roughly ...

A new federal rule will prohibit schools from charging transaction fees to low-income students when their families ...

Starting in 2027, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they will end processing fees for free and reduced-price ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last Friday announced that students eligible for free and reduced price school meals must ...

Councils have reminded parents of secondary age pupils that if they are on certain benefits they are eligible for free school ...

How do I apply for Free School Meals due to low income? You can apply for free school meals online. You will need to provide evidence of the benefit/s that you receive. You must provide evidence of ...

The decision by the USDA follows a CFPB report that found online school meal payments predominantly affect low-income ...

By the start of the 2022–2023 school year, the state had accrued $1.3 million in student meal debt. To gather data on these policies, researchers utilized Google to locate online school board ...

Schools will not be allowed to charge online processing fees to students eligible for free and reduced-price meals starting ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals will no ...