It’s not iPads, SMART boards or after school activity programs that the majority of U.S. schools are struggling to provide, it’s something much more basic, and somewhat shocking: Access to water, the Huffington Post reports. Sparked by a new federal requirement that all public schools provide access to free drinking water at lunchtime, administrators are having trouble finding the funds in the midst of widespread budget cuts [1], MSNBC’s Vitals reported. [2] Almost a year ago, President Barack Obama signed the Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. [3]