Episode
This Kansas 6th grader is fighting lunch debt at her school
- Podcast
- Kansas City Today
- Published
- Apr 28, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 824
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Summary
When Congress ended pandemic-era free lunches for public schools in 2022, student meal debt skyrocketed in Kansas. One Wichita-area 6th grader launched her own fundraiser to tackle students’ lunch tabs at her school district. Plus: "Cow goggles" are allowing farmers to see through bovine eyes, and potentially improve animal welfare.