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Board hears expansion and summer-feed plans for Michigan School Meals; budget and farmer partnerships under discussion
Summary
State education officials and Utica Community Schools described Universal Meals and three summer-feeding programs, reporting big participation increases and $200 million in state reimbursements while noting federal funding and farmer partnership questions remain.
State education officials told the State Board of Education on May 13 that Michigan’s Universal Meals program and summer feeding efforts have significantly increased participation and drawn additional federal support, but officials and board members warned that federal budget uncertainty threatens some related farmer partnerships.
Diane Golczynski and Diane Kelleher of the Michigan Department of Education outlined the Universal Meals (Healthy School Meals for All) program, saying the initiative provides one breakfast and one lunch at no cost to all K–12 public-school students. Presenters said the program is funded primarily with federal…
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