Four in 10 Ohio students get free or reduced-price lunches

From The Columbus Dispatch: The federal free and reduced-price lunch program for low-income children now feeds more than four of every 10 Ohio students. New statistics from the Ohio Department of Education show that the proportion of students receiving the tax-funded benefit has increased nearly 50 percent in the past five years to a record high. Some of the largest spikes in recent years can be seen in suburban schools surrounding Columbus, not often seen as the front lines of poverty.