Child Poverty on the Rise

Each year the Vermont Department of Education puts out a report on the number of students in the state who will receive free or reduced lunch plans in school. The annual report lets district finance managers know how much money schools will be receiving in U.S. Department of Agriculture payments for the school nutrition program. The statewide average this year is just more than 40 percent, up from last year's average of almost 38%.

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