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Enrollment in school lunch assistance programs reaches record highs
- 04-30-2010
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By Jorge Barrientos/Bakersfield Californian
More than ever, local families are enrolling in free or reduced-price school meal programs, a big help for those struggling but an added burden to taxpayers. School officials blame the bad economy -- job and home loss. "The economic crisis has impacted families and education," said Tom Corson, executive director of the Kern County Network for Children. "And more low-income Kern County children depend on free and reduced lunches." According to a recent report by the network, 68 percent of school children here were enrolled in a free or reduced-cost meal program in October 2009. That's 4 percent higher than the year before, and roughly 17 percent more than the state average. (more...)
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