Schoolkids in 8 states — including Colorado — can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy : denver_post

[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

So many other things that the richest country on Earth should be doing by default. This one is actually lower on the list compared to things like national healthcare and free college education.

[-] Catoblepas 5 points 1 year ago

Free college education isn’t worth much if the people who would benefit most from it are malnourished during their early learning years. It’s hard to come back from that academically.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Still: it's a start. Instead of a constant barrage of policies meant to punch down on one set of marginalized groups or another...it's refreshing to see policies mean to advance our progress.

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Thanks Massachusetts for setting the standard for other states to follow.

[-] BlackSpasmodic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

I love to see it

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Lock up non-violent drug users....feed them 3 meals a day...we need more prisoners....o school kids need food? Naa sorry don't have the money for those people.... don't worry though they'll get hooked on prescription meds and be in the system soon enough...

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