Food News

To save you time and share ideas that may improve your school food service program, we curate news stories on school meals and childhood nutrition.

Date	Title	Source
1/26/21	Here's what happened when COVID-19 forced a school's entire cafeteria staff into quarantine	Canton Rep
11/27/18	School provides hot lunch on snow day	Capital Journal
7/31/23	Current rules for student summer lunch programs could be affecting participation	CBS News
8/10/23	All Massachusetts public school students will now be entitled to free lunch	CBS News
10/4/21	Schools struggle to feed students amid supply chain issues	CBS News
10/12/20	Millions of students struggle with hunger	CBS News
10/14/20	Distance learning leaves officials struggling with how to feed students	CBS News
1/11/23	As pandemic aid ends, many schools struggle to fund meals for kids	CBS News
1/14/23	Student lunch debt skyrocketing across country	CBS News
5/24/22	Inflation hits the lunch line: How higher costs and supply chain issues are affecting school lunches	CBS News
5/18/23	Colorado school district praised for ridding of milk cartons in lunchrooms	CBS News Colorado
10/10/19	Study: Students Aren’t Getting Enough Time To Eat Lunch	CBS Philly
9/12/18	School fundraisers could face new limites under federal rules	CBS Sacramento
1/25/21	Minnesota middle school awarded $10,000 grant for new breakfast program	CCX Media
12/12/22	Some milks served in schools exceed salt, sugar recommendations	Center for Science in the Public Interest
8/2/22	Without free school meals for all, many fear lunch debt will return ‘with a vengeance’	Chalkbeat
9/19/18	A benefit of free lunch for all: fewer students get repeatedly suspended, new study suggests	Chalkbeat
1/24/24	Cookies, chicken tenders, dumplings: NYC cost-cutting axes faves from February school menu	Chalkbeat
12/21/22	Summer meals, funding for high-poverty schools: What the federal spending bill means for students	Chalkbeat
12/21/20	The wait is nearly over: Congress set to provide over $50 billion for public schools	ChalkBeat
10/18/19	Universal free lunch is linked to better test scores, new report finds	Chalkbeat
9/7/23	Most Americans support giving all kids free breakfast and lunch at school, new poll finds	Chalkbeat
10/11/23	Millions of kids are newly eligible for free school meals — but many will likely miss out	Chalkbeat
4/28/21	4 ways Biden’s American Families Plan would matter for schools and children	Chalkbeat
6/2/21	NYC schools served 96 million fewer meals to children amid the pandemic, new data show	Chalkbeat
2/22/23	Most Colorado districts opts into universal meal program	Chalkbeat Colorado
11/8/22	Election results: Tuesday returns favor Colorado Proposition FF, free school meals	Chalkbeat/Colorado
12/9/21	Continued federal flexibility sought for school meals	Chalkbeat/Colorado
12/8/21	SNA president-elect: "The frustration is real"	Chalkbeat/Detroit
1/3/22	School nutrition pros on overcoming challenges	Chalkbeat/Detroit
8/16/21	Free meals affect students' idea of school	Chalkbeat/New York
8/6/21	Schools prioritize safety in classrooms, cafeterias	Chalkbeat/Tennessee
1/21/20	USDA tries to relax nutrition guidelines for school meals	Chicago Tribune
5/11/20	Madison County Schools delivering four times as many meals to students since March	Citizen Times
3/7/20	Coronavirus is Closing Schools. Here’s What it Means for Millions of Kids Who Rely on School Meals.	Civil Eats
3/28/20	As Rural Schools Close, Some Hungry Kids to Get a Box of Processed Food	Civil Eats
8/23/21	Ag group update State Farm to School policy handbook	Civil Eats
10/6/22	The next chance to improve school meal access is coming up soon	Civil Eats
5/21/19	Can We Stop Kids From Being Shamed Over School Lunch Debt?	Civil Eats
2/10/22	USDA official discusses future of school meals	Civil Eats
1/26/21	The Pandemic Reveals Racial Gaps in School Meal Access	Civil Eats
9/12/19	What Have the Last 10 Years of School Food Policy Taught Us?	Civil Eats
10/3/23	Survey highlights importance of school meal programs	Civil Eats
5/31/23	States are fighting to bring back free school meals	Civil Eats
6/15/22	Are expiring school meal waivers a looming catastrophe?	Civil Eats
4/1/19	April news and updates from CKC Good Food	CKC Good Food
2/3/20	CKC News: Remembering Caravan Serai	CKC Good Food
8/3/23	These states are restoring free school meals for all kids, regardless of income	CNBC
8/3/23	These states are restoring free school meals for all kids, regardless of income	CNBC
10/21/21	Serving school meals becoming difficult nationwide	CNBC