Te Kōmanawa Rowley School is rewarding 80% attendance with $60 worth of stationery and up to $180 worth of uniform items. Photo: Te Kōmanawa Rowley School A Christchurch school is tackling attendance ...

While many feared free lunches for Michigan's public school kids would be on the chopping block this year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is "working with the Legislature" to finalize a state budget that ...

Michigan's free school meal program is at risk of ending due to a state budget deadlock between lawmakers. Some school districts plan to temporarily fund meals themselves, while others will resume ...

KENTWOOD, MI – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged state lawmakers to include free meals for Michigan public school students in the state’s 2025-26 budget, which has still not yet been finalized as an Oct. 1 ...

As schoolchildren returned to classrooms this September, New York governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the extension of free school meals statewide. Middle-class students would now enjoy benefits ...

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Students in New York State public and charter schools do not have to worry about going hungry during the school day, as this new school year marks New York’s statewide free ...

Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday ends on Aug. 31. Tax-free school supplies include computers, accessories, clothing and learning aids under specific price limits. Certain disaster ...

Changes to federal benefit programs will likely mean a loss in free school meals for some students, advocates warn. The "One Big Beautiful Bill," signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, ...

The household income brackets for Michigan students who are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch at school have been announced by the Michigan Department of Education. During the ...

With the first day of school approaching, Brooklyn is buzzing with community-led backpack drives aimed at giving students the supplies they need to start the year prepared. Local organizations are ...

School supplies are expensive, not to mention the cost of styling kids in the latest back-to-school fashions. As the first day of school draws near, parents find themselves dipping deeper into their ...

A growing number of states are implementing universal free school meals for students in full-time education. Universal free school meals are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S., with the first ...