Apples and orange slices are a healthy choice for student lunch at the Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School, in Essex Junction, Vt., on June 9, 2022. The pandemicera federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students ended Sept. 30, raising concerns about the effects in the upcoming school year for families already struggling with rising food and fuel costs. _LISA RATHKE/AP
By Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — Public schools would be required to provide free breakfast and lunch to every student under a…
