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8/25/21 Elementary schools move lunch outdoors Evanston Now
10/26/22 End of nationwide federal free lunch program has some states scrambling NPR
4/30/20 Endless Summer Puts Homebound Kids at Risk for Weight Gain New York Times
5/17/22 Equity in the lunchroom: Minnesota coalition pushes to keep school meals free for all students once federal aid expires KARE 11
4/7/23 Everyone’s got an opinion on proposed USDA nutrition standards for schools — especially the students Marketplace
8/17/20 Fall K-12 menu options lean on individually wrapped grab and go Food Management
6/27/22 Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals The Associated Press
3/15/22 Families brace for possible end of universal free school meals ABC News
9/12/22 Families scramble for aid as pandemic-era free meal program for students comes to an end PBS
1/22/23 Families struggle as pandemic program offering free school meals ends The New York Times
6/21/23 Families turning to summer meal programs after pandemic relief ends Spectrum News
7/7/22 Families worried about school lunch prices as inflation soars KRMG
10/18/19 Farm to table comes to elementary school KOTA-TV
7/25/23 Federal bill aims to increase local produce in school meals FoodService Director
6/27/23 Federal bill aims to increase summer meal access FoodService Director
9/23/21 Federal bill could expand free school meal access Education Week
7/18/23 Federal bill doubles down on buying American for school meals FoodService Director
8/1/23 Federal bill seeks to better training for school nutrition professionals FoodService Director
11/14/23 Federal bill would expand USDA farm-to-school program FoodService Director
11/28/23 Federal bill would increase reimbursement rate for after-school meals served through CACFP FoodService Director
3/8/23 Federal bill would permanently increase school meal reimbursement rates FoodService Director
1/31/23 Federal bill would require food allergy training for school nutrition workers FoodService Director
4/2/24 Federal bill would set up grant program for scratch-made meals in schools FoodService Director
5/9/23 Federal bills push for more free meals at school FoodService Director
10/18/22 Federal pilot program providing free school lunches for more kids West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minn.)
11/23/21 Federal program buys daily lunch for school district Explore Big Sky
2/1/22 Federal proposal includes school lunch study KNDO-TV/KNDU-TV (Yakima, Wash.)
3/7/22 Federal school meal waiver extension in limbo MSN/CNN
11/26/22 Feeding students: School districts, organizations push for state funding for universal meals The Daily Gazette (New York)
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
6/12/18 Female teens, young women get less exercise than male counterparts NPR
11/29/21 Fewer free meal sign-ups affect district's funding KSNF-TV
5/23/23 Fewer students are getting free summer meals after pandemic waivers' end Education Week
3/9/22 Finger-pointing ensues after Congress fails to extend universal school meals Politico
8/17/22 Flavored milk is top source of added sugar in school meals, says report Food and Environmental Reporting Network
3/26/21 Florida County Public Schools expands school meals to seven-day meal bundles Food Management
5/19/21 FM On Demand: Catching up with SNA’s vice president on the possibility of universal free meals Food Mangement
6/29/21 FNS Publishes Study on School Nutrition and Meal Cost USDA Food and Nutrition Service
12/7/22 Food businesses unite to help tackle school meal debt this holiday season FoodService Director
6/13/23 Food companies sell more heat-and-serve options to fill gaps in short-staffed kitchens Star Tribune
2/22/20 Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch NPR
3/12/19 Food for thought: At-risk kids should be eating school breakfasts Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3/28/23 Food for thought: Free meals for all New Mexico students AP News
6/25/20 Food Inequality Crisis Deepens in U.S. Under Pandemic’s Pressure Bloomberg
9/7/22 Food insecurity for families with children reached two-decade low in 2021 The New York Times
10/27/23 Food insecurity increased as pandemic-era meal waivers ended K-12 Dive
2/19/20 Food Research & Action Center School Breakfast Scorecard shows school breakfast participation up slightly overall, but flat among low-income students Food Management
3/23/20 Food Safety and Coronavirus: A Comprehensive Guide Serious Eats
8/18/22 For 2 years, there was such a thing as a free lunch — at public schools. Not anymore. Marketplace.org
6/7/22 For millions of students, a school lunch crisis might be impending Bon Appetit

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