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This school has 12-hour days, 'relaxing' meals — and no smartphones
In a bid to break teenagers' dependence on digital devices, one London school has tried operating f…
Beatrice Nolan
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I moved to Thailand for graduate school. The free degree I earned isn't recognized in the US, but it inspired my side business.
Charissa Enget thought she had a full-ride to pursue her Master's degree in Bangkok — but she ended…
Erin Liam
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My family of 4 moved to France. My child started school at age 3 and gets healthy meals for lunch.
After moving in 2020, the family of four says they are not moving back. Public school starts at age…
Jane Ridley
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Our neighborhood is our village. We often have meals together and take turns looking after everyone's kids.
I'm a mom of four and I'm raising my kids alongside my neighbors. One parent might take all kids to…
Jenna Jonaitis
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I'm a mom of 3 and prefer spending time with my child-free friends
I have three kids, and I love my friendships with other moms. But I love spending time with my chil…
Melissa Noble
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I'm an American sending my kids to camp in Italy. It's cheaper and kids eat freshly cooked meals.
I'm a mom of two and send my oldest to camp in Italy. There's more emphasis on play, less structure…
Caroline Chirichella
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My family moved from South Carolina to Spain. My kids stay up late and are free to walk alone in the city.
My family moved from South Carolina to Madrid two years ago. Our kids have more freedom here and st…
Meg James
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Insider Today: Nantucket's 'free' homes
In Saturday's edition of Insider Today, we're talking about "free" homes on Nantucket, and a hot pi…
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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Debts for unpaid school meals are rising and families say they are left 'scrambling and confused' after pandemic-era free school lunch program ended
Nearly 850 school districts said they had debt for unpaid school meals to the tune of $19.2 millio…
Katie Balevic
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Their son did well in high school and on his SATs, but got rejected from 30 US colleges. So they set their sights on Europe.
The college application process in the US was lengthy and demoralizing for their son, who ended up …
Erin Liam
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Mitch McConnell is reportedly opposing free school lunches: 'Kids are going to have less on their plates,' Biden's agriculture secretary says
Nearly 4 million children slipped back into poverty after the monthly child tax credit expired. Now…
Ayelet Sheffey
How 2 million children are fed daily by the world's biggest free school meal provider
The Akshaya Patra Foundation has provided 3 billion free school meals and is one of India’s largest…
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Congress fails to extend free lunch waivers, putting meals for 10 million students at risk
A free school lunch program passed in March 2020 has not been renewed by Congress and will expire J…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Minnesota Republican votes against free school meals bill because 'I have yet to meet a person in Minnesota that is hungry'
"I have yet to meet a person in Minnesota that is hungry," said state senator Steve Drazkowski befo…
Joshua Zitser
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We moved from the US to Sweden. After-school care was basically free, but my kid barely learned any math.
He moved from Los Angeles to Sweden with his family. There school is very affordable, but his child…
Andy Kryza
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Wisconsin school-board president who backtracked on canceling free school lunch says it opened his eyes: 'I eat every meal every day. I cannot relate to being hungry.'
Other board members still voted against it, saying that after free lunch "it will be forced masking…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Days after rejecting a bill to expand free school lunch for the state's neediest students, North Dakota senators voted to increase their own meal reimbursements
Some 13 Republican state senators voted for increased meal reimbursements for themselves while voti…
Taylor Ardrey
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Congress made school meals free for 2 years. Now, Republicans don't want to extend the program.
"I feel like kids are going to be embarrassed to get lunch again," a food service director in Massa…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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I'm an American mom living in London. School ends in mid-July and my kids don't go to sleep-away camp.
I'm a New Yorker living in London with my four kids. They have school until mid-July and the city h…
Jennifer Barton
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A Wisconsin school district says students can 'become spoiled' with free meals and opts out of Biden's free-lunch program
"I feel like this is a big problem, and it's really easy to get sucked into and become spoiled," a …