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
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
8/15/19	Did Someone Say Lunch?: The Importance Of Longer School Lunch, A VOX ATL Teen’s View	WABE/GA Public Radio
12/11/18	Despite rollback, many Central Texas schools keep healthy lunches	KXAN-TV Austin