In Allegheny County, about 147,000 students qualify to receive the free breakfast, while about 46,000 Westmoreland County students are eligible. The additional boost in finances for the free breakfast program ensures all children have access to the most important meal of the day. The trio highlighted the state’s investments in public schools, including the $567 million increase in basic education funding for Pennsylvania school districts - the largest increase in state history. Austin Davis and Department of Education Secretary Khalid Mumin. “I am very happy for our kids and families.”
“If kids come to school hungry, they are not going to be able to learn,” she said.įreeport Area School District Superintendent Ian Magness called it a “no-brainer.” The recently approved state budget includes a $46.5 million increase for the Universal Free Breakfast Program, resulting in morning meals for the state’s 1.7 million public school students.įunding will level the playing field for all children by eliminating the hunger barrier, which affects behavioral issues and boosts students’ ability to focus, Highlands School District Superintendent Monique Mawhinney said. Josh Shapiro spent his lunch hour Tuesday at Penn Hills Elementary School talking about breakfast.
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