School District Saves Money By Giving Free Lunches to All Students

All students will now receive free lunches in the Dallas Independent School District, because that’s cheaper than having the state process paperwork for just some students to get free lunches based on family income: “The district made the move anticipating that it will end up saving it money in the long run. As more students qualified for the subsidized breakfast and lunch programs, the district had to hire more workers to keep up with the paperwork while sending out more information and making more calls to families. All of that cost it about $300,000 a year.” This sounds smart. Well done. Bravo.

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