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School lunches aren't free to everyone anymore. Some advocates think they should be.

by Samantha Fields

Jun 30, 2022

There are a lot of benefits to making school lunch and other social benefits more universal. But, yes, it's expensive to do.

Despite the popularity of universal free lunches during the pandemic, lawmakers allowed the program to expire.

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