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Free school meals are here to stay in Massachusetts

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The new state budget signed by Gov. Maura Healey locks in funding for free breakfast and lunch for all public school students. We talk with WBUR education reporting fellow Emily Piper-Vallillo, Project Bread's Erin McAleer, and Cambridge parent Musu-Kulla Massaquoi about what impacts the new policy could have.

This segment aired on August 14, 2023.

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Carrie Jung Senior Reporter, Education
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Emily Piper-Vallillo Education Reporting Fellow
Emily Piper-Vallillo was an Education Reporting Fellow for WBUR.

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