All Seattle students to get free school meals this fall

Catch up quick: Wilson had proposed starting free breakfast and lunch for all students this September.

• Councilmembers Joy Hollingsworth and Dionne Foster then proposed pushing the start to the 2027-28 school year.
• In the meantime, they wanted to prioritize food assistance for low-income families during weekends and school breaks.
• The two sides later agreed to tap unused money from an affordable housing project to do both starting this fall.

What's next: Starting in the 2028-29 school year, city officials expect the state's new high-earners income tax to pay for universal school meals — should the tax survive legal and electoral challenges.