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5/2/19 School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study USDA Food and Nutrition Services
8/1/19 Offer versus Serve National School Lunch Program Posters USDA Team Nutrition
8/15/19 Team Nutrition Back-to-School Resources USDA Team Nutrition
3/27/19 Income Eligibility Guidelines for SY 2019-20 Announced USDA via School Nutrition Association
5/9/21 Universal Free Lunch Program could create funding conundrum for local school district Vail Daily
12/10/20 New Mexico district to provide meals for holiday break Valencia County News-Bulletin
9/22/23 Minnesota district faces lunch challenges Valley News KVLY-TV
11/20/19 How to lure hungry students? Schools learn from malls Valliant News
9/13/18 Good breakfast equals good grades Voice of America
4/20/20 The scramble to feed the kids left hungry by the coronavirus crisis Vox
6/14/23 Free school meals bill becomes Vermont law without governor’s signature VT Digger
9/13/21 Schools respond to cafeteria COVID-19 concerns VTDigger
4/25/21 Thanks to the feds, all students will eat for free again next school year VTDigger
8/15/19 Did Someone Say Lunch?: The Importance Of Longer School Lunch, A VOX ATL Teen’s View WABE/GA Public Radio
5/12/21 Sen. Gillibrand Says Universal School Meals Program Helps Families And Farmers Alike Waer.org
7/25/21 Supply-chain woes come to school cafeterias Wall Street Journal
5/15/23 Chocolate milk faces potential ban in school cafeterias Wall Street Journal
7/8/22 Students make the most honest school lunch taste testers Wall Street Journal
4/16/20 Schools struggle to safely get free meals to needy students Washington Post
8/31/21 Study: Child obesity rates increase during pandemic Washington Post
9/7/20 After backlash, USDA agrees to extend free-meal program for children Washington Post
12/17/21 USDA announces $1.5 billion to aid schools rocked by inflation, supply chain disruptions Washington Post
4/4/24 California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers after minimum wage hike Washington Post
4/20/21 USDA extends universal free lunch through next school year, bringing relief to millions of food-insecure families Washington Post
12/10/19 It's long past time to give every child free lunch at school Washington Post
4/18/19 One-hour lunch break leads to improved grades WBRC-TV
8/15/23 ‘Food is the biggest expense’: Mass. families welcome permanent free school meals for students WBUR (Boston)
4/13/21 Massachusetts State Lawmakers Want To Offer Free School Meals Permanently WBZ News Radio
1/20/20 Bill Aims To Have More Students Eating School Breakfasts WBZ-TV
8/20/21 High school shifts lunch to classrooms WCBD-TV
2/17/20 DeRusha Eats: School Lunches At Prior Lake-Savage Schools WCCO CBS Minnesota
8/22/23 As free school meals roll out in Minnesota, districts worry about staffing shortages, loss of funding WCCO News (Minnesota)
10/30/23 Free school meals program causing some families to miss out on other educational benefits WCCO News (Minnesota)
7/3/23 Free school meals in Minnesota to begin this school year WCCO News (Minnesota)
7/13/21 Summer meal sites of "More than a Meal" WCCO-TV
5/13/21 Lawmaker wants schools to send unused food home with students WCIA
6/29/22 Schools make difficult decision about meal prices WCNC-TV
7/13/21 New law will require Maine public schools to provide free meals to all students WCSH-TV (Portland, Maine)
12/13/18 Teachers deliver food to students on snow days WCYB-TV
12/12/18 School cafeterias continue to serve students on snow days WDBJ-TV
12/20/18 New program in WI teaches kids about nutrition and culinary education WEAU-TV
1/24/22 Despite January school closures, it's unclear when families will get help for missed school meals WESA FM
10/18/22 Federal pilot program providing free school lunches for more kids West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minn.)
8/1/22 Massachusetts to pilot universal school meal program Western Mass News
11/8/18 'Talking Bananas' spread positive messages at Virginia Beach school WEVC-TV
9/25/21 Support grows for universal school meals in Vermont WFFF-TV
4/21/22 School districts push Congress to extend free meals for students WFMJ-TV (Youngstown, OH)
2/15/22 District reverses peanut-free kitchens policy WFTX-TV
10/27/21 Schools serve more local food amid shortages WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
1/27/22 School nutrition pros are all hands on deck WGNS-FM

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