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Characteristics of School Districts Offering Free School Meals to All Students Through the Community Eligibility Provision of the National School Lunch Program

  • by Stephanie Rogus, Joanne Guthrie and Katherine Ralston
  • 8/28/2018
  • ERR-255

Overview

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows high-poverty schools to provide USDA school meals at no charge to all students. A new ERS report examines the characteristics of school districts that chose to participate.

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