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2/8/21 FRAC says free school breakfast is crucial to addressing hunger, academic performance The Fern
10/27/21 School nutrition programs make menu changes The Free Press (Mankato, MN)
6/6/22 Schools to raise meal prices as food costs increase The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Marion, Iowa)
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
8/25/20 Restorative circles, online wellness rooms and grief training: How schools are preparing for the Covid mental health crisis The Hechinger Report
3/5/19 How a federal free meal program affected school poverty stats The Hechinger Report
12/7/20 Coronavirus means school food is free across the U.S. What if it stayed that way? The Hechinger Report
8/9/22 28 groups ask USDA to offer soy milk in schools The Hill
12/17/18 ‘Flexibility’ in school meal standards could imperil child health The Hill
12/12/22 What families lost when the US lost universal free school meals The Hill
2/24/22 Eat this: The path to a healthier nation starts in schools The Hill
8/28/19 Trump administration argues states have no say in healthy school lunch requirements rollback The Hill
8/31/19 We're the wealthiest country — our kids shouldn't go to school hungry The Hill
10/2/19 Children are counting on Congress to save their school meal programs The Hill
10/24/19 Our hidden infrastructure crisis: School cafeterias The Hill
4/20/21 Biden administration extends universal free school lunch through 2022 The Hill
1/30/20 US government basically declares war on millions of school children The Hill
2/17/20 Booker, Cornyn introduce bill to fund school nutrition programs The Hill
12/13/23 House passes bill allowing schools to serve whole milk The Hill
1/7/21 To Balance Budget, Districts Offer Meals For All Families Regardless of Income The Independent News
6/15/21 District to mail school meals via UPS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register
5/22/19 Pennsylvania schools get funding to expand school breakfast The Meadville Tribune
8/31/19 As school starts, officials encourage healthy eating habits The Mercury
3/4/19 Schools roll out mobile breakfasts for teens The Mountaineer
8/23/18 Why Kids Shouldn't Sit Still in Class The New York Times
8/23/18 How Physical Fitness May Promote School Success The New York Times
8/23/18 A Before-School Exercise Program May Help Children Thrive The New York Times
9/7/22 Food insecurity for families with children reached two-decade low in 2021 The New York Times
9/27/21 Schools scramble to feed students amid shortages The New York Times
4/4/19 Trump Administration Sued Over Rollback of School Lunch Standards The New York Times
4/4/19 How to raise vegetable eaters The New York Times
1/22/23 Families struggle as pandemic program offering free school meals ends The New York Times
10/18/19 Trump Administration Delays Cuts to Food Stamps and School Meals The New York Times
1/9/20 What if Children Ran the School Lunchroom? The New York Times
1/18/20 Trump Targets Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Guidelines on Her Birthday The New York Times
1/12/22 Lawmaker proposes nationwide after-school meal program The News-Times (Danbury, Conn.)
8/6/21 USDA seeks input on schools' "Buy American" rules The Packer
9/19/22 USDA report: Increased fruit and vegetable purchases followed school nutrition reform The Packer
7/21/19 USDA announces record funding for farm-to-school grants The Packer
6/30/22 USDA allocates $943M to help schools buy local foods The Packer
10/16/21 Mass. governor signs law to expand free school meals The Patriot Ledger
9/9/22 Pennsylvania to launch universal school breakfast program The Philadelphia Inquirer
2/8/22 Student spurs solution to long lunch lines The Press Democrat
2/22/19 Whole Foods grants $500,000 to provide 150 salad bars to schools The Produce News
7/13/22 District encourages meal program applications The Republic (Columbus, Ind.)
3/19/19 Principal is school breakfast champion The Roanoke (Va.) Times
6/5/19 State of Obesity School Meals and Snacks The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
10/30/19 The State of Childhood Obesity The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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