Geoff Bennett:
Another issue that schools are facing at the start of this school year, paying for school lunches.
During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided funding for free healthy school meals for all public school students, but that program ended in 2022. Most states went back to the systems they had before, but some opted to continue providing free meals for all students.
Our communities correspondents, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang in Michigan, Adam Kemp in Oklahoma, and Gabrielle Hays in Missouri have a look at where their states stand this school year.
With a welcome to the three of you, Frances, we will start with you.
How did Michigan respond to the end of the federal funding for school meals?
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