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Free school meals for all children can improve kids' health

  • Written by Matthew J. Landry, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
imageMany children, especially from low-income communities or communities of color, eat up to half their daily calories in school. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

Recognizing that millions of U.S. children are at risk of hunger, Maine and California have approved funding to offer free school meals to all students within their state. Meanwhile, a bill...

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