After getting a trial run during the pandemic, Isaacson said there is broad support in Wisconsin schools to continue free meals for all.
That’s not a surprise, said UW-Madison historian Andrew Ruis.
“Significant emergencies like the Great Depression (and) the COVID-19 pandemic often change people’s views about what is possible from a social or political standpoint,” Ruis said. “I think there’s a real chance that universal school meals will be realized on a broader scale than they currently are.”