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9/11/21 Districts face pricier food, distribution issues News Tribune
3/13/21 Iowa School District announces no-cost meal sites during Spring Break News KWWL
3/12/20 Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically New York Times
4/20/20 Schools Transform Into ‘Relief’ Kitchens, but Federal Aid Fails to Keep Up New York Times
4/30/20 Endless Summer Puts Homebound Kids at Risk for Weight Gain New York Times
7/30/20 What Back to School Might Look Like in the Age of Covid-19 New York Times
9/24/20 How to Tame Your Snack Monster New York Times
10/30/20 Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat? New York Times
11/16/20 Helping Children With Anxiety in the Pandemic New York Times
8/30/19 Helping Children to Learn to Eat Well New York Times
2/10/20 Why Are You Still Packing Lunch for Your Kids? New York Times
10/1/20 Schools revamp meal programs during COVID-19 to curb childhood hunger, with potential to fix long-term problems New Mexico in Depth
7/24/18 30 million children rely on free school lunch. Where do they eat when school’s out? New Food Economy
5/30/19 30 million children rely on free school lunch. Where do they eat when school’s out? New Food Economy
7/11/19 Why does participation in the federal summer meals program keep dropping? New Food Economy
7/14/22 School nutrition programs prepare for changes Nebraska Public Media
5/26/21 Democratic lawmakers aim to make Biden's summer food program for kids permanent NBCNews
3/30/21 Reinventing School Lunch NBCConnecticut
1/25/19 What an ongoing government shutdown could mean for school lunches NBC2 News
7/24/23 Number of kids who received free summer lunches dropped by nearly 45% in 2022 compared to previous year NBC News
8/23/22 One state declined a simple tweak to its summer meals program. Thousands of kids paid the price. NBC News
10/2/22 School lunch is too costly for a growing number of families. Will a White House pledge help? NBC News
12/20/22 Omnibus bill includes two major provisions that would help keep children fed over the summer NBC News
3/12/24 California lawmaker introduces bill to remove artificial dyes from cereals, baked goods and other foods served in school NBC News
7/10/19 Hunger takes no summer break: When school's out, the challenge is how to feed more kids NBC News
2/26/23 Schools mired with debt after school meals federal funds end NBC News
3/4/23 The broken business of feeding America’s schoolchildren NBC News
3/9/22 School meal programs in 'financial peril' after spending bill snub, advocates say NBC News
3/31/22 Free school meal program, set to expire, would be restored under Senate bill NBC News
6/13/23 Montana adopts automatic enrollment for free, reduced price school meals NBC Montana
7/24/20 In Reversal, Trump Says Schools In Coronavirus Hot Spots Should Delay Reopening National Public Radio
9/9/20 'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students National Public Radio
5/5/22 USDA releases updated nondiscrimination statement guidance National CACFP Sponsors Organization
2/24/23 USDA releases new state guidance on Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer plans for summer 2023 National Association of Counties
6/7/22 School children at risk of losing free universal lunch MSNBC
3/7/22 Federal school meal waiver extension in limbo MSN/CNN
6/18/22 Free school lunches for all set to end, creating ‘perfect storm’ amid high inflation MSN
2/5/24 Scratch cooking, local ingredients serve up a school lunch revolution in Minnesota MPR News
11/16/22 'They just start crying': Student food insecurity and debt rising across Minnesota MPR News
3/8/24 Minnesota’s free school meals push driving big jump in breakfasts MPR News
2/9/23 As hunger rises in Minnesota, House passes school meals for all bill MPR News
1/19/21 Why Billions In Food Aid Hasn't Gotten To Needy Families MPR News
9/5/23 New school year offers breakfasts and lunches to Minnesota students at no cost MPR News
11/14/18 Zucchini everywhere: School-grown produce teaches students to eat their veggies MPR
4/7/21 Minnesota Foodservice Director Honored for Work Morrison County Record
9/22/23 States want to put more local food on school lunch trays. What does that mean, exactly? Modern Farmer
9/27/21 October marks National Farm to School Month Missouri Ruralist
4/21/23 A pandemic experiment in universal free school meals gains traction in the states Missouri Independent
1/29/22 Supporters of universal school meals: Don’t stop now Minot Daily News
12/20/18 A seasonal reminder: Winter break doesn’t equate to celebration and relaxation for all students MinnPost

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