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12/7/20 Coronavirus means school food is free across the U.S. What if it stayed that way? The Hechinger Report
9/26/22 ‘The kids are just happier’: could California’s universal school meal program start a trend? The Guardian
10/6/23 ‘Stop penalizing hunger’: the push to cancel US school lunch debt The Guardian
6/1/23 ‘None of the Muslim kids can eat’: Illinois to provide halal and kosher meals to school kids The Guardian
6/6/22 Schools to raise meal prices as food costs increase The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Marion, Iowa)
10/27/21 School nutrition programs make menu changes The Free Press (Mankato, MN)
2/8/21 FRAC says free school breakfast is crucial to addressing hunger, academic performance The Fern
2/20/22 How school meals have changed over time The Exponent Telegram (West Virginia)
10/1/21 School nutrition pros: supply chain challenges not sustainable The Denver Post
11/8/22 Colorado Proposition FF: Universal free meals to students is close to reality with voters largely in favor The Denver Post
3/5/22 Free school meals for all? Colorado lawmakers want to make that a reality The Denver Post
6/11/18 Gourmet on a budget: Chefs throw down their best $1.25 school lunch ideas The Day (New London, CT)
12/20/20 California district gives out nearly 35,000 meals to students for winter break The Daily Press
9/7/21 School nutrition pros ask for patience amid menu changes The Daily Nonpareil
12/18/21 Supply chain making serving items, not food, scarce at schools The Daily News
11/27/18 College of Public Health builds healthy eating habits in rural schools The Daily Iowan
11/26/22 Feeding students: School districts, organizations push for state funding for universal meals The Daily Gazette (New York)
10/20/21 Opinion: School meals provide nourishment, community The Courier Journal (Louisville, KY)
6/30/20 School lunch as we know it is over. But for school nutrition directors, the lessons keep coming. The Counter
2/12/21 The pandemic has made school lunch free for all public school students. Advocates are hoping to make the change permanent. The Counter
5/3/22 Universal access to free meals at schools can lead to lower grocery bills and healthier food purchases The Conversation
11/24/21 School celebrates Thanksgiving traditions The Columbus Dispatch
5/7/22 'I worry about what happens next year:' Federal waivers that decreased childhood hunger end soon The Chronicle (Ohio)
8/29/22 With pandemic help ending, should states continue to feed all students? The Christian Science Monitor
9/21/18 Why Chicago chefs like Matthias Merges are working to make food education as important as reading and math The Chicago Tribune
9/6/20 Commentary: We need healthy school lunches in the era of COVID-19 The Chicago Tribune
10/16/21 Schools aim to curb shortage of food with substitutions The Birmingham Times
1/17/19 Less beef, more beans. Experts say world needs a new diet. The Associated Press
9/26/23 More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded US program The Associated Press
6/27/22 Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals The Associated Press
8/23/21 District returns to some meal deliveries The Advocate
1/30/22 School lunches in COVID era: 'I never thought I'd hear the kids say Oh, not pizza again' The Advocate
4/16/23 Mandatory plant-based milk in schools? Here's why a Louisiana congressman is proposing it. The Advocate
10/29/22 Carrots for carrots: States promote buying local for school lunches The 74
6/27/23 CEP grows to benefit 19.9M children nationwide The 74
8/1/22 Free school meals helped families during the pandemic. This fall, those lunches won’t return. The 19th
1/7/24 What US school lunches looked like through the decades Tasting Table
9/14/22 As supply chain woes persist for school meals, districts get creative Supply Chain Dive
1/20/22 School milk shortage could be latest headache SUN Thisweek
5/26/23 More states line up to serve free school meals to all kids Stateline
3/13/20 Minnesota schools advised to stay in session Star Tribune
9/3/22 For some families, going back to school means going back to lunchroom debt Star Tribune
5/7/20 'We don't know how it will end': Hunger stalks amid virus Star Tribune
1/15/19 Minnesota lawmakers grapple with filling gaps during shutdown Star Tribune
11/18/22 Supplying lesser school meals is unlawful, Minn. attorney general finds Star Tribune
4/5/19 'Second Chance Breakfast' gives students a boost Star Tribune
3/10/24 Some Minnesota schools shut out of free meals Star Tribune
5/24/19 Schools can't bar students from graduation exercises over unpaid lunch debt, Minnesota AG says Star Tribune
11/5/20 School meal programs require new calculations in the pandemic Star Tribune
12/3/20 A mindfulness expert's tips for helping kids find calm Star Tribune

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