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7/21/22 Child nutrition reauthorization plan calls for expanding free meal access K-12 Dive
7/10/19 Child Nutrition Reporting Burden Analysis Study USDA
2/25/22 Child nutrition waivers set to expire soon WVTM-13 (Alabama)
10/2/19 Children are counting on Congress to save their school meal programs The Hill
5/7/20 Children are going hungry without school meals - and it doesn't have to be this way Newsweek
3/9/20 Children consume more calories from post-game snacks than they burn playing sports Healio
4/13/21 Children's healthiest meals of the day come from school cafeterias CNN
5/15/23 Chocolate milk faces potential ban in school cafeterias Wall Street Journal
2/23/22 CKC Good Food facility expansion means more business, better food Food Management
2/3/20 CKC News: Remembering Caravan Serai CKC Good Food
9/20/20 Clarification on NSLP-SBP Meal Pattern Rules for SY 2020-21 School Nutrition Association
5/29/19 CO schools to deliver summer meals in buses with student-created themes KUSA-TV
11/27/18 College of Public Health builds healthy eating habits in rural schools The Daily Iowan
4/23/19 Colo. looks to waive reduced-priced lunch fee for eligible high schoolers Foodservice Director
4/13/21 Colorado Districts work hard to continue safely feeding students for free Post Independent
11/8/22 Colorado Proposition FF: Universal free meals to students is close to reality with voters largely in favor The Denver Post
5/18/23 Colorado school district praised for ridding of milk cartons in lunchrooms CBS News Colorado
4/10/23 Colorado school districts prepare to provide free meals to students next year KOAA News 5 Southern Colorado
12/12/19 Colorado School Taps Container Farm for Classroom, Food Stand Public News Service
2/6/24 Colorado universal school meals ease financial strain KOAA News 5 Southern Colorado
11/9/22 Colorado voters say yes to universal free school meals. Will other states follow? Education Week
11/1/22 Colorado voters to vote on universal free school lunches NPR
2/22/24 Colorado’s free school meal program feeding more students than expected, creating a big gap in funding Colorado Public Radio News
2/28/19 Commentary: The latest threat to national security? Salty school lunches Madison.com
9/6/20 Commentary: We need healthy school lunches in the era of COVID-19 The Chicago Tribune
3/18/19 Community Action Partnership builds on Saint Paul’s diversity to bring nutrition to life Resilience
1/18/22 Community school dinners provide nutrition, gathering place for families Faribault Daily News
10/11/18 Composting, Farm-to-Table concepts gain at elementary school recognition Port Orange Observer
10/6/20 Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Makes it Easier for Schools to Feed Hungry Kids Education Week
6/24/22 Congress extends pandemic school lunch waivers, though not all kids will benefit CNN
10/28/22 Congress urged to expand school meal community eligibility program Food Management
7/27/22 Congressional Democrats push to expand access to free school meals Education Week
1/24/24 Connecticut advocates seek funding for free school meals CT Public Radio
12/23/20 Connecticut District distributes 63,000 meals for winter break Record-Journal
4/10/24 Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus NPR
12/9/21 Continued federal flexibility sought for school meals Chalkbeat/Colorado
1/24/24 Cookies, chicken tenders, dumplings: NYC cost-cutting axes faves from February school menu Chalkbeat
3/7/20 Coronavirus is Closing Schools. Here’s What it Means for Millions of Kids Who Rely on School Meals. Civil Eats
12/7/20 Coronavirus means school food is free across the U.S. What if it stayed that way? The Hechinger Report
3/12/20 Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically New York Times
3/13/20 Coronavirus-relief bill aims to expand free school lunch program ABC News
6/15/20 COVID-19 heightens fears about child hunger over summer break Faribault Daily News
2/1/21 COVID-19’s toll on school nutrition programs School Business Affairs
8/5/21 COVID's Influence On The School Cafeteria? Less Fresh, Local Food KCUR (Kansas City)
1/15/21 Creating a Menu of Healthy School Meals, While Seeking Student Input Education Week
1/26/21 Crowded cafeterias a thing of the past during the pandemic Shelby Star
2/14/23 CT governor signs legislation extending state's free school lunch program Connecticut Public Radio
9/25/19 Current obesity rates linked to dietary habits from decades ago; What consumers eat as children can predict how their diet will develop as adults Consumer Affairs
7/31/23 Current rules for student summer lunch programs could be affecting participation CBS News
12/6/20 Cut off: School closings leave rural students isolated Associated Press

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