By — John Yang John Yang By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery By — Gerard Edic Gerard Edic Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/families-paying-for-school-lunches-grapple-with-recurring-online-transaction-fees Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Schools are increasingly turning to online payment systems for school lunches. Those systems are run by payment processing companies, which typically charge transaction fees. According to federal analysis, 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 for more. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Aug 31, 2024 By — John Yang John Yang John Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour. He covered the first year of the Trump administration and is currently reporting on major national issues from Washington, DC, and across the country. @johnyangtv By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery is a national affairs producer at PBS News Weekend. By — Gerard Edic Gerard Edic Gerard Edic is the Gwen Ifill Fellow for PBS News Weekend.