Broward school meals: Families’ next steps as universal free lunches will come to an end

Broward County Public Schools on Friday offered students’ families some lunch-preparation updates for the upcoming school year, as the district transitions to no longer offering universal free lunches. For the 2025-26 school year, lunch prices will rise by $1 for paying students: $3.50 for lunch in high school, $3.35 in middle school and $3 in elementary school. But those costs wouldn’t ...