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Article: Pennsylvania Department Of Education Announces New Federal Income Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price School Lunches

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July 25, 2007
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Contact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Education Secretary Gerald Zahorchak today announced new federal guidelines to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals and free milk.

The guidelines, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are effective until June 30, 2008. The National School Lunch Act requires annual adjustments, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index, to help ensure benefits are directed to the children at the greatest need.

Schools and other institutions and facilities can use the guidelines to determine eligibility ...

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