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Universal access to free meals at schools can lead to lower grocery bills and healthier food purchases

  • Written by Michelle Marcus, Assistant Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University
Universal access to free meals at schools can lead to lower grocery bills and healthier food purchasesWhen schools make free meals more accessible, families can save money on groceries.Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Families with children can save US$11 to $39 per month, or $132 to $468 per year, on groceries through the Community Eligibility Provision &nda...

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