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
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
7/11/23	What's on tap for school nutrition legislation	FoodService Director
7/13/23	Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these states don’t act by Friday	CNN
7/17/23	Schools worry about cost of providing healthy meals for kids	NewsNation
7/18/23	Federal bill doubles down on buying American for school meals	FoodService Director
7/20/23	U.S. Government Accountability Office shares recommendations to improve USDA Foods in Schools	FoodService Director
7/21/23	Michigan guarantees two free meals for all public school students starting this fall	WWMT (Kalamazoo, MI)
7/24/23	Number of kids who received free summer lunches dropped by nearly 45% in 2022 compared to previous year	NBC News
7/24/23	New Mexico signs universal school meals into law	KOAT-TV (Albuquerque NM)
7/25/23	Federal bill aims to increase local produce in school meals	FoodService Director
7/26/23	Summer meals program participation plummeted in 2022	K-12 Dive
7/27/23	Study to consider effect of school meals on mental health	KNWA-TV/KFTA-TV (Fayetteville, Ark)
7/31/23	Students lobby for more plant-based school meal options	Food Navigator
7/31/23	Current rules for student summer lunch programs could be affecting participation	CBS News
8/1/23	USDA raises income requirements for free and reduced school lunch programs to keep up with inflation	Boise State Public Radio (Idaho)
8/1/23	Federal bill seeks to better training for school nutrition professionals	FoodService Director
8/1/23	Massachusetts to become 8th state to make universal free school meals permanent	Truthout
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
8/7/23	USDA will give almost $30M to small and rural schools as part of its Healthy Meals Incentives initiative	FoodService Director
8/9/23	School cafeterias face a budget crunch. That means school lunch prices could rise	USA Today
8/10/23	All Massachusetts public school students will now be entitled to free lunch	CBS News
8/14/23	How 8 US states pay for free lunch for public school students	Business Insider
8/15/23	‘Food is the biggest expense’: Mass. families welcome permanent free school meals for students	WBUR (Boston)
8/15/23	Updating school nutrition standards could save 10,600 lives per year	K-12 Dive
8/20/23	South Dakota rejects federal food funding despite 25,000 children going hungry	South Dakota News Watch
8/22/23	As free school meals roll out in Minnesota, districts worry about staffing shortages, loss of funding	WCCO News (Minnesota)
8/25/23	Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy	AP News
8/29/23	USDA modernizes oversight of child nutrition programs, including school meals	Food Navigator
9/5/23	New school year offers breakfasts and lunches to Minnesota students at no cost	MPR News
9/7/23	How states are responding after federal funding for free school meals for all ends	PBS Newshour
9/7/23	Most Americans support giving all kids free breakfast and lunch at school, new poll finds	Chalkbeat
9/14/23	Universal free school meals keeping Massachusetts students more awake during class	Boston Herald
9/20/23	Teachers say students don’t have enough time to eat lunch. Here’s how to change that	Education Week
9/22/23	States want to put more local food on school lunch trays. What does that mean, exactly?	Modern Farmer
9/22/23	Minnesota district faces lunch challenges	Valley News KVLY-TV
9/26/23	More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded US program	The Associated Press
9/27/23	In a government shutdown, here are the nutrition programs affected	The Washington Post
9/28/23	Free meals for all students is best way to combat hunger, report concludes	Education Week
9/29/23	Schools grapple with rising food costs	WKTR-TV (Norfolk, Va.)
10/2/23	'They would take away the food': The shame of school lunch debt for one former student	Today
10/3/23	Survey highlights importance of school meal programs	Civil Eats
10/5/23	School cafeterias offering more choices, better selections	WOAI-TV (San Antonio)
10/6/23	‘Stop penalizing hunger’: the push to cancel US school lunch debt	The Guardian
10/11/23	California codifies USDA proposal to adjust school meal nutrition standards	K-12 Dive
10/11/23	Millions of kids are newly eligible for free school meals — but many will likely miss out	Chalkbeat
10/11/23	USDA unveils new school meal grant opportunities, training partnership	Food Management
10/20/23	K-12 operators and manufacturers gear up for potential changes to school nutrition standards	FoodService Director
10/26/23	After-school meal participation drops for the first time	K-12 Dive
10/27/23	Food insecurity increased as pandemic-era meal waivers ended	K-12 Dive