Rises at the Gas Pump, Supermarket, and Cafeteria?

When you think times couldn't get any harder, they have. Not in the workplace, or car, but at school. Cafeteria prices have risen due to lower education budgets in each state and the rising cost of food. Let your kids know that food prices are rising and to not waste food so that their meal is truly worth the higher price.

As Food Costs Rise, So Do School Lunch Prices
By Winnie Hu August 24, 2008

Gas pumps, grocery stores, and now school cafeterias.

Prices on some school lunch lines are going up this fall as school officials, like many others, struggle to pay higher prices and delivery fees for staples like bread, milk, fresh fruit and vegetables. The price increases, generally about 25 cents a meal, come as school districts in New York and across the country try to eke more out of already tight budgets, with some switching to four-day schedules to reduce utility and busing costs, and others asking more of their students to walk to school or limiting out-of-town games for athletic teams.

But for many parents, nothing hits the pockets quite like lunch prices. More...