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Schools Students Deserve

Each and every student deserves a quality public education.
All students have a basic right to a great public school. This is our vision of what great public schools need and should provide.
Educators, leaders, parents, caregivers, neighbors, concerned citizens–we all contribute to giving each and every student an equal opportunity to get a great public education.

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When students have access to healthy and nutritious meals, they show up to school energized, focused, and ready to learn.

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Music Educator Chelsea Anderson stands at a microphone at the Rhode Island Statehouse to give remarks at a 2024 Press Conference for Healthy School Meals for All.
I see that food insecurity causes more than just hunger. Students who have access to food are more likely to be focused, better behaved, and better able to manage their emotions.
Quote by: Chelsea Anderson, Music Educator
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