Tricia LaBelle has worked in school kitchens near Portsmouth for years. She’s seen the struggles that accompany families applying for free or reduced-price lunch meals. But it wasn’t until her son ...

Northwestern Local School District is announcing its policy for free and reduced-price meals for the 2025-2026 program year. The policy applies to students unable to pay the full price of meals or ...

School meals for low-income students. Cancer treatment trials. Housing assistance for veterans. These are among the federal programs that might — or might not — be on the chopping block after the ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article incorrectly described an aspect of the Mansfield school district’s arrangement with the PayK12 payment platform regarding fees for declined credit card ...

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