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Article: Department of Education Announces New Federal Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price School Lunches.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- July 21, 2008
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On behalf of Governor Edward G. Rendell, Education Secretary Gerald Zahorchak announced new federal guidelines to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals and free milk.
The new guidelines, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are effective until June 30. The National School Lunch Act requires the annual adjustments based on changes in the Consumer Price Index to help ensure benefits are directed to the neediest children.
Schools and other institutions and facilities can use the guidelines to determine eligibility for the following programs: the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Special Milk ...