Universal free school meals are fairer, better for the economy and good for children’s educational outcomes, says Joanne McCartney Elections and manifestos are about priorities and Sadiq Khan has decided that feeding all state primary school children and supporting families through the cost-of-living crisis is a top one for him. Free school meals are great []
A new study suggests that the way parents view school meals can impact how likely their children are to participate in meal programs at school.
Free for all, except for some.
Labour-run Monmouthshire County Council says almost a quarter of children are not accepting a free meal under a new scheme - and that many prefer processed foods.
The announcement will be made by Taoiseach Simon Harris and Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys today.
A bill that permits educational programs about periods to be taught in public schools, if school boards allow it, has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Schavey Road Elementary School in DeWitt, a town outside Lansing, Michigan, planned the mini-lesson for first-graders in the new few weeks but received an avalanche of threats that terrified its staff.
Some 34,000 customers of natural gas distributor Northeast Ohio Natural Gas can expect an increase in their bills, now that state regulators have approved a settlement in the case for its rate increase.
A council report says an increasing number of parents are refusing school places offered to them.
A major manufacturing initiative won’t replace private investment with taxpayer funds, the treasurer says. On Thursday the prime minister unveiled the Future Made in Australia Act, aimed at promoting local manufacturing and safeguarding the nation’s control over resources and critical minerals. It soon drew criticism from business groups and even Labor-appointed Productivity Commission chair Danielle […]
"Minnesota would be the first NFL team to have a completely vegan stadium," an X post claimed.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state's obscenity law for providing “harmful” materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 for the bill that now moves to []