Nutrition drives school lunch and breakfast access
Last year over 90 percent of public and many nonpublic schools joined the National School Lunch Program to provide low cost nutritious meals. The program offers free, reduced price, and paid options with reduced meals at 40 cents. breakfast programs aim to close the nutrition gap for four in five children who may arrive hungry, linking breakfast to better attention, attendance, and achievement.
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Nonpublic School Students Eligible for School Services
More than 17 percent of fall attendees will enroll in nonpublic schools. In New York state 576,439 students were enrolled last year in 2,239 nonpublic schools. Districts must loan textbooks free to all resident K-12 students, funded by state aid of 15 dollars per resident child. Transportation and health services must be provided equitably, with cities New York Buffalo and Rochester handling health services locally.
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