Op-Ed: Governor Tells Montana Kids: "Go Hungry"

Over 80% of Montana schools are "Title I" schools. That means students in the school qualify for free or reduced lunch. Montana receives more than $2,000 in Title I funding per child, compared to the national average of $1,489 (2017 figures).

Here's what a search for data from the current administration turned up (a subject for another post):

To feed hungry kids, the Montana Food Bank Network partnered with 148 schools (as of 2022) and provided weekend nutrition to 3,600 children. In Kalispell, the food bank informed me that they distribute 1,000 food backpacks on weekends.

Beaverhead County,...