[P.O.E.]

Many federal government programs for school districts are based on how many kids are signed up for school lunch program

BING-o

Same for "Special Education" - districts can raise taxes based on number of students so identified. So guess what? More and more students are being identified. Voila!, more money.

[listenhillary]

Public schools push extremely hard to get parents enrolled in reduced price and free lunch programs. They get more money from the federal government.