Food News

Without free school meals for all, many fear lunch debt will return ‘with a vengeance’
August 1st
Massachusetts to pilot universal school meal program
July 31st
Free school meals helped families during the pandemic. This fall, those lunches won’t return.
July 31st
School nutrition professionals brace for continued supply chain challenges
July 26th
As supply chain woes persist for school meals, districts get creative
July 26th
Congressional Democrats push to expand access to free school meals
July 26th
Another increase in USDA reimbursements for school meals
July 23rd
The House Committee on Education and Labor releases Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill
July 21st
Child nutrition reauthorization plan calls for expanding free meal access
July 20th
Universal free school lunch program is set to expire
July 19th
Massachusetts budget extends free school meal program
July 18th
Senator plans to pass Keep Kids Fed Act permanently
July 17th
School nutrition programs prepare for changes
July 13th
California budgets $100 million for K-12 plant-based ingredients
July 12th
Miffed over navy bean recipe, students take on federal school lunch program
July 12th
District encourages meal program applications
July 12th
School nutrition pros, vendors gather at SNA conference
July 11th
Students make the most honest school lunch taste testers
July 7th
Families worried about school lunch prices as inflation soars
July 6th
As school lunch waivers expire, school officials encourage more applications
July 6th
USDA to give school nutrition programs close to $1B in procurement aid
June 30th
USDA allocates $943M to help schools buy local foods
June 29th
School lunches aren't free to everyone anymore. Some advocates think they should be.
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

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