What Is the Wisconsin School Day Milk Program?
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Dating back to at least 1921, school children in Wisconsin have been receiving milk during the school day, demonstrating a long tradition tied to the state's dairy heritage. The modern Wisconsin school day milk program, overseen by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), is an extension of the federal Special Milk Program (SMP), designed to provide nutritious milk to students who do not participate in other federal meal programs.
