USA Today & The Arizona Republic reported today that Arizona's Free-lunch program for needy children is up 11.3% this year, as well as many more students are eligible for reduced-cost lunches
by Pat Kossan
by Pat Kossan
The Arizona Republic
Schools across the Valley are measuring the depth of Arizona's downturn in the cafeteria lunch line: A rising number of students has applied for free lunches, and more parents are failing to pay what they owe on the lunch bill.
The percentage of students who received free lunches at Arizona schools jumped by 11.3 percent from February 2008 to February 2009, the latest month with data verified by the federal government, a USA Today analysis reported. Arizona, which had 394,977 students receiving free lunches, was one of only five states to experience double-digit increases.
Additional information available at: http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/06/11/20090611schoollunch0610-CP.html
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