States with universal school meal policies see higher participation rates

School breakfast and lunch participation each increased by 6% during the 2022-23 school year when compared to pre-pandemic levels among the five states that implemented universal school meal policies at that time, according to a recent report by the Food Research & Action Center. Those states are California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada and Vermont.

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Source: Education Dive, February 23, 2024.