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41% of state students eligible for meal subsidies
About two of every five Wisconsin school children now qualify for federally subsidized meals because of low family incomes, according to data released Thursday by the state's education agency. The proportion of students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch has rapidly increased over the past seven years, climbing from 29.5% in the 2003-'04 school year to 41.4% this school year. (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 3/11)