Vermont Schools Are Feeding All Students. Let’s Make That Permanent.

“Without state action in the next several weeks, this vibe could totally change. Federal funding for universal school meals is scheduled to end on June 30. Unless state lawmakers act now to fund the program, Vermont schools and communities will have to decide whether to start charging parents and guardians — and collecting payment — for the food that students eat at school, or absorb it into their already stretched local school budgets. If the adults can’t or won’t pay, or won’t fill out the confusing paperwork to qualify for free meals, their kids won’t get to eat.”