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
6/1/20	School lunch programs are losing millions feeding hungry kids; they could be broke by fall	USA Today
6/12/20	USDA Ensures All Kids Can Get Free Meals This Summer as Nation Reopens	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
6/13/20	5 coronavirus things: Child nutrition programs lost $1B in last 10 weeks	Food Management
6/15/20	COVID-19 heightens fears about child hunger over summer break	Faribault Daily News
6/25/20	Food Inequality Crisis Deepens in U.S. Under Pandemic’s Pressure	Bloomberg
6/25/20	USDA Provides Flexibilities to Ensure Kids Receive Meals This Fall	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
6/29/20	USDA Gives Out $12.1 Million in Largest-Ever Farm to School Grant Awards	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
6/30/20	School lunch as we know it is over. But for school nutrition directors, the lessons keep coming.	The Counter
7/7/20	Stark racial disparities emerge as families struggle to get enough food	Politico
7/7/20	Study: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act led to significant decline in childhood obesity among children living in poverty	Food Management
7/14/20	SNA Calls for Summer Meals Program Waivers for SY 2020-21	School Nutrition Association
7/16/20	Beyond School Walls: How Federal, State and Local Entities are Adapting Policies to Ensure Student Access to Healthy Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Trust For America's Health
7/16/20	Mpls Public Schools extends free meals program; St. Paul Public Schools hits milestone with 5 million meals served	KARE 11
7/18/20	To Help Recover From COVID-19, We Need Universal Free School Meals	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
7/24/20	‘It's insane’: Millions of kids could lose access to free meals if this program expires	Politico
7/24/20	In Reversal, Trump Says Schools In Coronavirus Hot Spots Should Delay Reopening	National Public Radio
7/27/20	Planning on lunch in the classroom? Directors say you’ll have to limit your menu	Food Management
7/28/20	School Nutrition Foundation Help Feed School Kids Now COVID-19 Summer Feeding Grant Application	School Nutrition Foundation
7/29/20	School lunch program changes improved children's diets	UPI
7/30/20	What Back to School Might Look Like in the Age of Covid-19	New York Times
8/6/20	Kids' mental health can struggle during online school. Here's how teachers are planning ahead.	USA Today
8/6/20	How to Help Students Get Used to Masks	Edutopia
8/17/20	Fall K-12 menu options lean on individually wrapped grab and go	Food Management
8/17/20	Planning on lunch in the classroom? Directors say you’ll have to limit your menu	Food Management
8/25/20	Restorative circles, online wellness rooms and grief training: How schools are preparing for the Covid mental health crisis	The Hechinger Report
8/25/20	Schools Sound the Alarm as Key COVID-19 Meal Waiver Is Set to Expire	Education Week
8/26/20	USDA set to pull plug on school meal flexibilities at start of school year	Food Management
8/26/20	Millions of children threatened by hunger need Congress to come together	CNN
8/31/20	USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020	USDA
9/1/20	USDA extends summer meal flexibilities to feed kids, eases burden on school districts	Food Management
9/6/20	Commentary: We need healthy school lunches in the era of COVID-19	The Chicago Tribune
9/7/20	After backlash, USDA agrees to extend free-meal program for children	Washington Post
9/7/20	'It’s a little nerve-wracking': Lunchtime for students looks different amid COVID-19	Indianapolis Star
9/9/20	'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students	National Public Radio
9/9/20	Wisconsin district takes extra safety measures during lunchtime	WMTV
9/15/20	One On One With: Feeding K-12 students during the school year	Food Management
9/16/20	What Should Recess — and Play — Look Like in a Socially Distanced World?	EdSurge
9/20/20	4 things our nation should do to feed hungry students so they can learn	CNN Opinion
9/20/20	Clarification on NSLP-SBP Meal Pattern Rules for SY 2020-21	School Nutrition Association
9/23/20	Study estimates 1.15 billion school meals missed last spring	Food Management
9/24/20	How to Tame Your Snack Monster	New York Times
9/24/20	District trades breakfasts and lunches for grocery bags	Food Management
10/1/20	Schools Tackle COVID-19; SNA President shares how K-12 programs are holding up.	Foodservice Equipment Reports
10/1/20	Arkansas district purchases food truck to expand services to its students	KTVE/KARD
10/1/20	Asheville City Schools open up additional drive-thru meal sites	WLOS-TV
10/1/20	Texas schools seeing steep declines in number of students getting free meals	The Texas Tribune
10/1/20	Schools revamp meal programs during COVID-19 to curb childhood hunger, with potential to fix long-term problems	New Mexico in Depth
10/1/20	The Longest Summer; Childhood Hunger in the Wake of Coronavirus	No Kid Hungry
10/5/20	Regional, local schools finding healthy, local options for lunch programs	Mankato Free Press
10/6/20	Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Makes it Easier for Schools to Feed Hungry Kids	Education Week