Starting in the upcoming Austin ISD school year, students who are eligible for reduced-price meals at all campuses will be able to eat breakfast for free after the Texas Legislature increased funding for school meals.
program. The federal reimbursement program helps cover the cost of meals at campuses that have high populations of students from low-income families.
Ryan Mikolaycik, AISD’s executive director of food service and warehouse operations, said the new funding is going to benefit about 1,800 students in the district. No Kid Hungry Texas estimates it would have cost the state $31.6 million to pay for breakfast and lunch over the next two years for students who qualify for reduced-price meals. The Legislature had a $33 billion budget surplus this year.
Walle said the issue is personal for him. Walle, who is the oldest of five children, grew up with a single mom. He said she worked at Church’s Chicken and sometimes all they had to eat was the food she brought home from work. He said there were times when they didn't have enough to eat.
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