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A record 55,362 U.S. schools participated in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the 2025-26 school year, allowing 27.6m children to attend schools offering free meals to all students regardless of family income. Participation increased by 1,128 schools and 368,019 students from the previous year, although growth has slowed following a major expansion after the USDA lowered the program’s eligibility threshold in 2023. The Food Research and Action Center warned that cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under H.R. 1 could reverse that growth. Because schools’ CEP eligibility is partly determined by the share of students whose families participate in federal benefit programs such as SNAP, reduced SNAP eligibility could push some schools below the 25% threshold required to participate, potentially leading to nationwide declines in CEP adoption beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
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California lawmakers have returned from their summer recess to consider a series of education bills before the legislative session ends on August 31, with proposals ranging from student online safety and mental health to special education funding, higher education access, and academic achievement. Gov. Gavin Newsom will have until September 30 to sign or veto any measures that reach his desk. Several of the highest-profile bills focus on student well-being and technology. One proposal would require schools to teach digital wellness, including responsible use of social media and artificial intelligence, while another would prohibit children under 16 from creating accounts on social media platforms with addictive algorithmic features and require age verification. Supporters argue the measures address growing concerns over youth mental health, while critics warn they could raise privacy and free speech issues. Other legislation would expand funding for students with significant cognitive disabilities, simplify the process for reclassifying English learners, improve the identification and reporting of Indigenous students, and make it easier for community colleges to launch bachelor's degree programs in areas with unmet workforce needs.
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School districts across the U.S., including Miami-Dade County Public Schools, are ending universal free meals at some campuses as declining enrollment in federal assistance programs reduces eligibility for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Miami-Dade, the nation’s third-largest school district, will no longer provide universally free breakfast and lunch to all of its more than 300,000 students, with only 121 of its more than 500 schools remaining eligible for CEP. Schools qualify when at least 25% of students participate in programs such as SNAP or Medicaid, but tighter federal eligibility requirements, administrative changes, and other enrollment trends are reducing those numbers. SNAP participation has fallen by nearly 6m people since January 2025, and advocates expect more schools to lose CEP eligibility as they recertify. More than 49,000 public schools participated in CEP in 2024-25, providing free meals to more than 25m students. Students from low-income households can still receive free or reduced-price meals outside CEP, but families must apply, potentially creating additional financial and administrative burdens.
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Florida
School districts across the U.S., including Miami-Dade County Public Schools, are ending universal free meals at some campuses as declining enrollment in federal assistance programs reduces eligibility for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Miami-Dade, the nation’s third-largest school district, will no longer provide universally free breakfast and lunch to all of its more than 300,000 students, with only 121 of its more than 500 schools remaining eligible for CEP. Schools qualify when at least 25% of students participate in programs such as SNAP or Medicaid, but tighter federal eligibility requirements, administrative changes, and other enrollment trends are reducing those numbers. SNAP participation has fallen by nearly 6m people since January 2025, and advocates expect more schools to lose CEP eligibility as they recertify. More than 49,000 public schools participated in CEP in 2024-25, providing free meals to more than 25m students. Students from low-income households can still receive free or reduced-price meals outside CEP, but families must apply, potentially creating additional financial and administrative burdens.
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