Most advocate an increase of at least a dollar per meal, though Alice Waters has pushed for a per -
meal subsidy as high as $ 5 per meal.
Not exact matches
As the vast majority of students who eat school lunch are qualified for free / reduced, it really doesn't cost any more to also make that
meal available for purchase by students whose families don't qualify for govt
subsidy.
A recent study from the Center for American Progress, for example, found that, in 30 states, mid-career teachers who head families of four or more are eligible for government
subsidies, such
as subsidized children's health insurance or free or reduced - price school
meals.