School Food

A Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools worker helps distribute bags of donated food as part of a program to feed children while schools are closed due to the coronavirus. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

As School Meal Programs Go Broke, a Renewed Call for Universal Free Lunch

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06.29.20

Brian Saucedo helps give out meals at Columbus Middle School in Canoga Park, Calif. on the second day of Grab and Go food distribution on March 19, 2020. (Photo: Jill Connelly/Red Cross LA)

With Schools Closed, Some Districts are Feeding More People than Food Banks

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04.07.20

Filling a USDA harvest box. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)

As Rural Schools Close, Some Hungry Kids to Get a Box of Processed Food

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03.26.20

students getting a school lunch

As Coronavirus Closes Schools, USDA Offers Limited Help to Kids Who Rely on School Meals

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03.06.20

Students eating school food at Hamburg CSD in upstate New York. (Photo by Nancy J. Parisi for AFT)

Inside New York’s Pursuit to Bring Local Food into More Schools

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01.27.20

School Food Waste photo by G Witteveen on Flickr.

A New Bill Aims to Fix Food Waste in Schools

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01.16.20

bettina elias siegel and the cover of her book kid food

How ‘Kid Food’ Became Fraught for Parents

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10.31.19

schoolgirl eating school lunch in a cafeteria

What Have the Last 10 Years of School Food Policy Taught Us?

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09.10.19

students dining in a cafeterial with their school lunches

Will a New Federal Law Finally Put an End to School Lunch Shaming?

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07.26.19

students eating school food in boston USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

Boston Brings Sustainability, Equity to Its Food Purchasing

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06.10.19

Students at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia enjoy breakfast at school as part of the federally assisted National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. (USDA photo by Bob Nichols)

Can We Stop Kids From Being Shamed Over School Lunch Debt?

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05.21.19

school lunches report cover

Advocates Said School Nutrition Rollbacks Were Unnecessary. A New USDA Study Backs Them Up.

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05.02.19

kids eating school lunch in the cafeteria

States Sue Trump Administration Over School Nutrition Roll-Backs

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04.05.19

Workers at UK’s South Farm, a certified organic operation that is a part of UK Dining’s Local Salad Bar Program. (Photo © Sarah Caton)

The University of Kentucky’s Long Road to Sourcing ‘Local’ Food

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02.26.19

students receiving school lunch in a cafeteria

Making Healthy School Lunches Free for All Should Be a National Priority

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12.14.18

School lunch photo CC-licensed by Meriwether Lewis Elementary

What Domino’s Pizza in the Cafeteria Says About the State of School Food Reform

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10.10.18

Dan Giusti in a lunchroom. (Photo courtesy of Brigaid)

Brigaid is in the Business of Transforming School Food

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09.04.18

incarcerated person eating prison food

Michigan’s Failed Effort to Privatize Prison Kitchens and the Future of Institutional Food

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08.20.18