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6/27/23 Federal bill aims to increase summer meal access FoodService Director
11/14/23 Federal bill would expand USDA farm-to-school program FoodService Director
7/1/22 USDA to give school nutrition programs close to $1B in procurement aid FoodService Director
12/5/23 Wisconsin bill would provide additional state funding to schools who offer universal free meals FoodService Director
7/5/23 Michigan lawmakers approve universal free meals FoodService Director
12/5/23 USDA and FRAC award grant funding to improve federal child nutrition program access FoodService Director
11/28/23 Federal bill would increase reimbursement rate for after-school meals served through CACFP FoodService Director
7/11/23 What's on tap for school nutrition legislation FoodService Director
7/18/23 Federal bill doubles down on buying American for school meals FoodService Director
10/1/20 Schools Tackle COVID-19; SNA President shares how K-12 programs are holding up. Foodservice Equipment Reports
5/28/20 Number Of Food Insecure Households More Than Doubles As Food Banks Struggle Forbes
8/27/18 School Food Purchases Are Moving The Needle For The Local Food Movement Forbes.com
10/21/21 Schools turn to retailers amid supply chain issues Fortune
2/9/22 Public schools struggle to fill support staff roles Fortune
3/17/20 Students to pick up 1-week supply of meals at bus stop each week of school closure Fox 9
4/4/19 Several states sue USDA over relaxed school lunch standards Fox 9 News Twin Cities
11/10/22 USDA hopes $50M can make school lunch more ‘appetizing,’ ‘appealing’ Fox News
11/6/23 US school milk supply at risk due to carton shortage Fox News
7/16/19 Kicking things off for the nation's largest school lunch and breakfast taste-test Fox2Now.com
12/29/20 Schools lunch program adapts to changing education schedules Foxboro Reporter
1/14/22 School cafeterias still struggling to find some menu items with supply chain delays Fremont News-Messenger
4/21/21 General Mills celebrates Trayblazers General Mills
7/11/23 Feeding thousands of kids a day during the summer takes a lot of work. For many, it's crucial Georgia Public Broadcasting
9/17/21 Labor shortage affects popular school meal items Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA)
8/12/22 California, Maine first to fund free school meals statewide Good Morning America
4/22/21 14-year study shows school lunches among highest-quality meals in US Good Morning America
6/9/23 How 1 woman is helping settle school lunch debt, advocating for universal free lunch Good Morning America
3/27/23 By one vote, North Dakota Senate rejects free school lunches for low-income kids Grand Forks Herald
7/13/22 California budgets $100 million for K-12 plant-based ingredients Green Queen
2/13/24 Hawaii considers providing universal school meals Hawaii Public Radio
3/9/20 Children consume more calories from post-game snacks than they burn playing sports Healio
2/16/23 Many young children not eating a daily fruit or vegetable, study finds Healio
2/27/19 AHA: Obesity increases risk for premature heart disease in children Healio.com
1/23/20 The Trump Administration’s Continued Attack On The Nutrition Safety Net: At What Cost? Health Affairs
10/25/18 Obesity a Painful Reality for 1 in 6 U.S. Youths Health Day
4/30/20 In COVID Crisis, Nearly Half of People in Some U.S. States Are Going Hungry Health Day
10/18/19 Nearly 5 Million American Kids Are Obese, New Study Finds HealthDay
3/18/24 Study: CEP participation tied to reduced obesity HealthDay News
2/18/21 No evidence coronavirus spreads through food or food packaging: FDA Healthy Day
12/9/20 Maryland district flooded with meal-kit orders in first day Herald-Mail
4/21/20 School Lunch Programs Are Rapidly Going Broke Huff Post
9/16/19 This Is Why The U.S. Is Failing To Tackle Childhood Obesity Huffington Post
7/18/19 Hot and Hungry Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center
3/4/19 Free meal program increases productivity and attendance Huntington (WV) Herald Dispatch
3/2/20 Eat.Move.Connect. Tip: March is National Nutrition Month Hutchinson Leader
2/16/21 School districts face staff shortages with return to full time Idaho Press
4/28/23 North Dakota lawmakers pass free school lunch funding after all In Forum (Fargo, ND)
9/7/20 'It’s a little nerve-wracking': Lunchtime for students looks different amid COVID-19 Indianapolis Star
2/4/21 All North Dakota K-12 public school students could get free meals for two years under bill Inforum
12/3/20 5 mood-boosting foods that may make you happier, according to a dietitian Insider

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