GLADSTONE — Monday’s meeting of the Gladstone Area Schools Board of Education, the last regular monthly meeting before school begins Aug. 28, included some discussion of the fact the current rate of state aid to schools will only continue through September. There’s no guarantee that state-supported free lunch and breakfast will be available after that. The stress and uncertainty most schools in Michigan have faced over the past few months surrounds the lack of a state budget, as the legislature missed the July 1 deadline imposed by statute. The existing budget from last year ...