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School lunches aren't free to everyone anymore. Some advocates think they should be.
June 29th
USDA allocates $943M to help schools buy local foods
June 29th
Schools make difficult decision about meal prices
June 28th
Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals
June 26th
Biden signs the school meal waivers bill into law, but free meals are over for many
June 24th
Congress extends pandemic school lunch waivers, though not all kids will benefit
June 23rd
Lawmakers reach bipartisan deal on free school meal funding - with some changes
June 21st
School meal waivers expire in 9 days. After axing them, Congress may try to save them.
June 20th
Analysis: Summer meal participation could decline
June 18th
Free school lunches for all set to end, creating ‘perfect storm’ amid high inflation
June 17th
Don't take lunch from America's students
June 16th
Push to renew federal school meal waivers persists
June 16th
School nutrition pro concerned about child poverty
June 15th
Are expiring school meal waivers a looming catastrophe?
June 14th
U.S. free school meal program ends June 30 - What next?
June 13th
Schools may get USDA funding to buy US commodities
June 7th
School children at risk of losing free universal lunch
June 6th
For millions of students, a school lunch crisis might be impending
June 6th
Hunger 'cliff' looms as pandemic school lunch aid is running out
June 5th
Schools to raise meal prices as food costs increase
June 5th
Pandemic rules for school lunch program expiring
June 5th
Vermont funds statewide universal school meal program
May 31st
Some states want to lock in universal free school meals as federal waivers end
May 30th
School nutrition pros face "dire" supply chain woes
May 25th
Inflation hits the lunch line: How higher costs and supply chain issues are affecting school lunches
May 23rd
School nutrition directors prepare for next academic year with and without universal meals
May 19th
New law requires Illinois schools to offer a plant-based lunch alternative to students
May 18th
Equity in the lunchroom: Minnesota coalition pushes to keep school meals free for all students once federal aid expires
May 16th
Pandemic EBT: A vital tool to reduce childhood hunger this summer
May 16th
School lunch menus are changing from bland to culturally appropriate
May 15th
Ed Dept offers 18-month extension requests for ARP spending
May 12th

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