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Students in Minnesota are returning to the classroom.   

They’re meeting their new teachers, seeing their friends, and, in many cases, looking forward to that first big break in their day: lunch.

And starting this school year, students across Minnesota will have both 

breakfast and lunch provided to them at no charge

. The program will cost the state of Minnesota close to $400 million in the first two years.

Minnesota is the fourth state in the country to enact a universal meal program for all students at any public or private school that participates in the federal school meal program. Previously, free school lunches and breakfasts were only provided to students whose families met 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what this means for families and kids with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, an organization advocating to end hunger in Minnesota and a nutrition services director from a school district in Mankato, Minn.

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MPR News host Angela Davis talks about Minnesota’s new school meal program that offers breakfast and lunch at no cost to students.

New school year offers breakfasts and lunches to students at no cost

A turkey lentil tostada and slaw with cilantro lime sauce.

New school year offers breakfasts and lunches to students at no cost

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