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Families paying for school lunches grapple with recurring online transaction fees

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Summary
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71% Informative

Schools are increasingly turning to online payment systems for school lunches.

Those systems are run by payment processing companies, which typically charge transaction fees.

Families qualifying for reduced-price meals may be paying as much as 60 cents in fees for every dollar spent.

John Yang speaks with Associated Press business reporter Cora Lewis .

VR Score

78

Informative language

80

Neutral language

72

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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