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8/9/22 Efforts growing to help schools serve plant-based meals K-12 Dive
8/11/22 Universal school meal program to be on the ballot in Colorado KUSA-TV (Denver)
8/12/22 California, Maine first to fund free school meals statewide Good Morning America
8/14/22 Schools continue to report higher food prices The Wall Street Journal
8/15/22 Schools consider options as food costs rise TIME
8/15/22 School nutrition pros offer ways to increase meal access K-12 Dive
8/17/22 Flavored milk is top source of added sugar in school meals, says report Food and Environmental Reporting Network
8/18/22 For 2 years, there was such a thing as a free lunch — at public schools. Not anymore. Marketplace.org
8/20/22 School meal programs anticipate challenges ABC News
8/22/22 School lunch programs face series of challenges heading into school year KARE-11
8/23/22 Survey examines K-12 parent attitudes about food Food Management
8/23/22 One state declined a simple tweak to its summer meals program. Thousands of kids paid the price. NBC News
8/23/22 Panel urges expanded free school meals ahead of hunger summit Roll Call
8/24/22 Universal free lunch has ended: ‘Students can’t learn if they’re hungry’ Today
8/25/22 As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years NPR
8/29/22 With pandemic help ending, should states continue to feed all students? The Christian Science Monitor
8/29/22 Maine continues free school meals even though federal program is ending NPR
9/2/22 Task force recommends universal school meal program ahead of White House conference K-12 Dive
9/3/22 For some families, going back to school means going back to lunchroom debt Star Tribune
9/7/22 Hunger advocates want free school meals for all kids. It's tough sell in Congress NPR
9/7/22 Food insecurity for families with children reached two-decade low in 2021 The New York Times
9/9/22 Pennsylvania to launch universal school breakfast program The Philadelphia Inquirer
9/10/22 Next stress for many parents: First school lunch bills since 2020 CNN
9/12/22 Families scramble for aid as pandemic-era free meal program for students comes to an end PBS
9/14/22 USDA to provide almost $500 million in procurement funding for school nutrition programs FoodService Director
9/14/22 As supply chain woes persist for school meals, districts get creative Supply Chain Dive
9/19/22 USDA report: Increased fruit and vegetable purchases followed school nutrition reform The Packer
9/19/22 Universal school lunch bill proposed in PA Times Observer (Pennsylvania)
9/22/22 “It’s really traumatizing for those kids” MN Senator introduces the ‘No Shame at School Act’ KEYC
9/23/22 Opinion: Time to make free school lunch programs permanent - and open to all Yahoo
9/23/22 USDA launches first phase of new $100M healthy school meals initiative FoodService Director
9/26/22 ‘The kids are just happier’: could California’s universal school meal program start a trend? The Guardian
9/27/22 ‘No child should go hungry during the school day’: Who is still eligible for free school lunches — and how can you apply? MarketWatch
9/27/22 White House releases national hunger, nutrition, health strategy proposal Food Management
9/27/22 White House plan seeks free school meals for 9M more students by 2031 K-12 Dive
9/27/22 White House hunger strategy widens free school meals, food stamps Roll Call
10/2/22 School lunch is too costly for a growing number of families. Will a White House pledge help? NBC News
10/3/22 Students missing out on school meals because of cost Wisconsin Public Radio
10/6/22 The next chance to improve school meal access is coming up soon Civil Eats
10/9/22 After 2 years of free school lunches, kids now have to choose between going into debt at the cafeteria or not eating at all Business Insider
10/11/22 White House announces $50 million in foodservice equipment grants for schools Food Management
10/11/22 How can schools measure student poverty beyond free and reduced-price meal data? K-12 Dive
10/18/22 Universal free lunch for Colorado’s public school students? Voters will decide Colorado Public Radio
10/18/22 Federal pilot program providing free school lunches for more kids West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minn.)
10/20/22 US lawmakers seek soy milk option for schools Louisiana Illuminator
10/26/22 End of nationwide federal free lunch program has some states scrambling NPR
10/28/22 Congress urged to expand school meal community eligibility program Food Management
10/29/22 Carrots for carrots: States promote buying local for school lunches The 74
10/31/22 Student school meal debt is ballooning in many districts. Here’s why Education Week
11/1/22 2012 nutrition standards change increased fruits and vegetables in school meals DRG News

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