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7/15/21 6,800 schools receive USDA farm-to-school grants Foodservice Director
1/2/24 States opt out of Summer EBT program FoodService Director
7/27/22 School nutrition professionals brace for continued supply chain challenges FoodService Director
8/1/23 Federal bill seeks to better training for school nutrition professionals FoodService Director
8/7/23 USDA will give almost $30M to small and rural schools as part of its Healthy Meals Incentives initiative FoodService Director
1/16/24 New Jersey expands free school meal access FoodService Director
1/11/24 Minnesota school meal participation jumps after adopting universal free meal program FoodService Director
1/23/24 Virginia makes a second attempt at passing universal free school meals legislation FoodService Director
9/14/22 USDA to provide almost $500 million in procurement funding for school nutrition programs FoodService Director
9/23/22 USDA launches first phase of new $100M healthy school meals initiative FoodService Director
11/11/22 USDA launches School Food System Transformation Challenge FoodService Director
11/21/22 Minnesota schools that give alternative meals to students with meal debt are breaking the law, state attorney general says FoodService Director
11/28/22 How one organization is reducing food waste in Rhode Island schools FoodService Director
12/7/21 School nutrition manager talks supply chain issues FoodService Director
12/7/22 Food businesses unite to help tackle school meal debt this holiday season FoodService Director
2/21/24 California school nutrition operators grapple with persistent labor shortages FoodService Director
12/17/21 How one school nutrition professional is building community on Instagram Foodservice Director
2/23/24 School meal participation jumps in 5 states that implemented universal free meals FoodService Director
2/27/24 Minnesota bill would provide free milk to students who bring lunch from home FoodService Director
4/23/19 Colo. looks to waive reduced-priced lunch fee for eligible high schoolers Foodservice Director
1/11/22 SNA: Make free school meals permanent FoodService Director
1/20/23 How K-12 operators are tackling labor and supply chain issues FoodService Director
4/2/24 Federal bill would set up grant program for scratch-made meals in schools FoodService Director
1/31/23 Federal bill would require food allergy training for school nutrition workers FoodService Director
4/5/24 School breakfast and lunch participation drops following loss of universal free meals FoodService Director
4/22/24 A look at which states have the healthiest school lunches FoodService Director
2/21/23 Iowa introduces universal free meals bill, while North Dakota and Oklahoma bills stop short of offering free school meals for all FoodService Director
2/8/22 White House report calls for more full-time nutrition staffers FoodService Director
2/18/22 New report shows school lunch participation dropped by 30% during pandemic FoodService Director
2/28/23 As a school district racks up $53K in meal debt, nutrition director believes there's only one solution FoodService Director
2/22/22 New bill seeks raise reimbursement rate for school lunch FoodService Director
3/7/23 What’s next for school nutrition: 4 takeaways from SNA’s Legislative Action Conference FoodService Director
3/8/23 Federal bill would permanently increase school meal reimbursement rates FoodService Director
2/24/22 3 ways operators are communicating procurement challenges to diners FoodService Director
3/29/23 School Nutrition Association calls on USDA to halt further restrictions on school meals FoodService Director
4/5/23 Milk companies commit to reducing sugar in school milk FoodService Director
4/5/22 As supply chain challenges persist, school nutrition teams go local FoodService Director
4/29/22 Districts get ready to celebrate school nutrition professionals on National School Lunch Hero Day FoodService Director
4/28/22 As child nutrition waivers near expiration, 2 states take steps to provide universal school meals FoodService Director
5/10/22 High school nutrition team hires students to combat staffing challenges FoodService Director
5/11/22 Updated school nutrition standards reduced weight gain in students from low-income families, study says FoodService Director
5/9/23 Federal bills push for more free meals at school FoodService Director
5/19/22 New law requires Illinois schools to offer a plant-based lunch alternative to students FoodService Director
5/30/23 Agriculture appropriations bill includes $31.9B in school nutrition funding FoodService Director
6/5/23 J.T.M. Provisions Company recalls beef chili products sent to schools FoodService Director
1/23/20 K-12 operators react to USDA’s proposed changes to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs Foodservice Director
10/20/23 K-12 operators and manufacturers gear up for potential changes to school nutrition standards FoodService Director
6/23/23 U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide school nutrition programs additional procurement aid FoodService Director
6/28/23 Meal participation drops at nation’s largest school districts following loss of free meals FoodService Director
11/13/23 Schools look for workarounds as milk carton shortage persists FoodService Director

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