Seattle City Council Revives Universal School Meals

So it turns out students may get universal free school meals this fall after all!This afternoon, Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth and Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Dan Strauss announced a plan to pay for universal meals at Seattle Public Schools over the 2026–2027 school year with the City’s general fund. The sudden reversal comes on the heels of yesterday’s bruising four-hour committee meeting, which resulted in a one-year delay in the implementation o