Nov. 10, 2022
With Colorado soon to join Maine and California in enacting statewide universal school meal programs, other states could consider similar legislation to maintain the free meals that were allowed under now-expired federal waivers. "We have seen a number of states recognizing the value of offering free meals to all," said Diane Pratt-Heavner, the School Nutrition Association's director of media relations. "With inflation and prices rising at the grocery store and at the gas pump, families have really come to depend on that benefit."