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11/14/18 Zucchini everywhere: School-grown produce teaches students to eat their veggies MPR
11/1/21 Your public school kid's lunch might be served on a pizza slice box. Here's why NPR
8/2/22 Without free school meals for all, many fear lunch debt will return ‘with a vengeance’ Chalkbeat
12/16/22 With universal school meals gone, districts and families take on more debt K-12 Dive
4/28/20 With schools shuttered, districts struggle to feed students and communities PBS News Hour
8/29/22 With pandemic help ending, should states continue to feed all students? The Christian Science Monitor
3/14/20 With coronavirus closing schools, here's how you can help food insecure children CNN
9/9/20 Wisconsin district takes extra safety measures during lunchtime WMTV
12/5/23 Wisconsin bill would provide additional state funding to schools who offer universal free meals FoodService Director
3/29/24 WI first state approved for kids' summer meal program Public News Service
2/9/24 Why some governors turned down a food assistance program for children in their states PBS Newshour
9/11/18 Why physical literacy matters for our students Middle Web
3/25/19 Why Lunch, Exercise, Sleep, and Air Quality Matter at School EdWeek
8/23/18 Why Kids Shouldn't Sit Still in Class The New York Times
6/10/19 Why is the USDA downplaying good news about this Obama-era school nutrition program? The Washington Post
8/7/19 Why have schools cut recess time? WXIA-TV
7/11/19 Why does participation in the federal summer meals program keep dropping? New Food Economy
9/21/18 Why Chicago chefs like Matthias Merges are working to make food education as important as reading and math The Chicago Tribune
1/19/21 Why Billions In Food Aid Hasn't Gotten To Needy Families MPR News
2/10/20 Why Are You Still Packing Lunch for Your Kids? New York Times
12/23/20 Why a Minnesota school district kicked a la carte to the curb Food Management
10/18/19 Why 20-Minute Lunch Periods Aren't Good for Students Education Week
12/18/23 Whole milk in schools bill blocked in U.S. Senate FoodService Director
2/22/19 Whole Foods grants $500,000 to provide 150 salad bars to schools The Produce News
2/8/22 White House report calls for more full-time nutrition staffers FoodService Director
9/27/22 White House releases national hunger, nutrition, health strategy proposal Food Management
9/27/22 White House plan seeks free school meals for 9M more students by 2031 K-12 Dive
9/27/22 White House hunger strategy widens free school meals, food stamps Roll Call
10/11/22 White House announces $50 million in foodservice equipment grants for schools Food Management
1/3/21 When teachers brought free lunch to kids amid COVID-19, they saw poverty up close USA Today
1/20/21 When demand for meal kits skyrocketed, one Maryland district rose to the occasion Food Management
8/15/19 What’s on school menus this fall? Trade mitigation Associated Press
3/7/23 What’s next for school nutrition: 4 takeaways from SNA’s Legislative Action Conference FoodService Director
7/11/23 What's on tap for school nutrition legislation FoodService Director
11/11/20 What's for lunch? Students learn about voting in mock election KEYC-TV
1/7/24 What US school lunches looked like through the decades Tasting Table
1/6/23 What teens think of their school lunches: 5 takeaways from a national survey Education Week
9/16/20 What Should Recess — and Play — Look Like in a Socially Distanced World? EdSurge
1/9/20 What if Children Ran the School Lunchroom? The New York Times
9/12/19 What Have the Last 10 Years of School Food Policy Taught Us? Civil Eats
9/25/19 What Happened To School Lunch 'Hour'? Today, It Clocks In Closer To 20 Minutes Wisconsin Public Radio
12/12/22 What families lost when the US lost universal free school meals The Hill
7/30/20 What Back to School Might Look Like in the Age of Covid-19 New York Times
1/25/19 What an ongoing government shutdown could mean for school lunches NBC2 News
8/31/19 We're the wealthiest country — our kids shouldn't go to school hungry The Hill
6/11/18 Want to Build a Better Recess? Researchers Have a Framework for You Education Week blog
1/23/24 Virginia makes a second attempt at passing universal free school meals legislation FoodService Director
12/15/20 Vilsack chosen as Biden's Agriculture Secretary Politico
2/12/21 Viewpoint: Helping school food crews find their “why” Food Management
6/1/22 Vermont funds statewide universal school meal program Bennington Banner

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