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1/22/23 Families struggle as pandemic program offering free school meals ends The New York Times
9/12/22 Families scramble for aid as pandemic-era free meal program for students comes to an end PBS
3/15/22 Families brace for possible end of universal free school meals ABC News
6/27/22 Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals The Associated Press
8/17/20 Fall K-12 menu options lean on individually wrapped grab and go Food Management
4/7/23 Everyone’s got an opinion on proposed USDA nutrition standards for schools — especially the students Marketplace
5/17/22 Equity in the lunchroom: Minnesota coalition pushes to keep school meals free for all students once federal aid expires KARE 11
4/30/20 Endless Summer Puts Homebound Kids at Risk for Weight Gain New York Times
10/26/22 End of nationwide federal free lunch program has some states scrambling NPR
8/25/21 Elementary schools move lunch outdoors Evanston Now
2/28/22 Elementary school launches free dinner program WLTX
4/8/21 Elementary School holds lunch in classes NWestIowa.com
11/8/22 Election results: Tuesday returns favor Colorado Proposition FF, free school meals Chalkbeat/Colorado
8/9/22 Efforts growing to help schools serve plant-based meals K-12 Dive
12/21/20 Educators, Students and Schools Come Up Short in Coronavirus Relief Package US News & World Report
12/14/22 Educators largely support universal free meals for students, but worry about complications Education Week
3/19/19 Education officials welcome governor's proposal to fully fund school breakfast Wisconsin Public Radio
5/13/22 Ed Dept offers 18-month extension requests for ARP spending K-12 Dive
3/2/20 Eat.Move.Connect. Tip: March is National Nutrition Month Hutchinson Leader
2/24/22 Eat this: The path to a healthier nation starts in schools The Hill
8/16/21 Drought and other supply chain issues impact school lunches Spectrum News
6/17/22 Don't take lunch from America's students The Washington Post
4/20/22 Districts want extension of meal waivers to avoid "hunger cliff" KTHV-TV
10/18/21 Districts tap federal funds to pay for free school meals EdSurge
4/29/22 Districts get ready to celebrate school nutrition professionals on National School Lunch Hero Day FoodService Director
9/11/21 Districts face pricier food, distribution issues News Tribune
3/24/22 Districts brace for big school lunch changes as Congress ends some pandemic aid WMYD-TV
10/30/20 Districts Anxious About Plunge in Meal-Program Applicants Education Week
9/24/20 District trades breakfasts and lunches for grocery bags Food Management
6/15/21 District to mail school meals via UPS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register
12/6/21 District starts food truck service KMVT-TV
3/18/22 District sources more local food for meals WUSA-TV (Washington, D.C.)
6/16/19 District solves challenge of new hour-long lunch Food Management
6/17/21 District Serves Free Drive-Thru Meals to Curb Child Hunger WLOX-TV
4/25/22 District sees spike in meal participation via waivers Reporter-Times (Martinsville, Ind)
2/15/22 District reverses peanut-free kitchens policy WFTX-TV
8/23/21 District returns to some meal deliveries The Advocate
11/8/21 District repurposes items amid supply challenges WNYT-TV
8/1/19 District provides students regular meals while resolving lunch debt with families WKOW-TV
10/12/21 District plans fun, healthy school meals KCEN-TV
8/26/21 District overcomes supply chain challenges WNTW-TV
10/6/21 District opens commercial greenhouse to support school nutrition program KUSA-TV
9/30/21 District limits free dinners for students WTOP News (Washington, DC)
10/13/21 District gets ahead of supply chain woes KSHB-TV
7/9/19 District finds success with family-style meal service Food Management
7/13/22 District encourages meal program applications The Republic (Columbus, Ind.)
11/22/21 District distributes food boxes for holiday KOVR-TV
8/4/21 District cites pandemic for lower summer meal participation Salisbury Post (NC)
4/4/22 District brings peanut butter back to menus after 18 year absence K-12 Dive
10/14/20 Distance learning leaves officials struggling with how to feed students CBS News

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