# This Kansas 6th grader is fighting lunch debt at her school

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Podcast: [Kansas City Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-today-4474135)
Published: 2026-04-28T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-04-28/this-kansas-6th-grader-is-fighting-lunch-debt-at-her-school
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## Resource

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.

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