March is School Breakfast Month in Arkansas, and this year marks a milestone. For the first time, every public school student in the state has access to free breakfast regardless of family income.
More than 465,000 students across Arkansas can now start their school day with a meal at no cost. No applications, no income requirements, no eligibility paperwork.
The program launched at the start of the 2025-26 school year after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Act 123 into law in February 2025. The legislation, originally filed as Senate Bill 59, made Arkansas the first state in the South to guarantee universal free school breakfast…