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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 ...

Three years ago, the federal government ended a pandemic-era policy that allowed schools to offer free meals to all students. In the years since, many schools have had to go back to pre-pandemic ...

Alexandra Sandoval will never forget the look on a child’s face after he was told he didn’t have enough money to buy a meal at school. She remembers standing with her two children in a breakfast line ...