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Health Sep 22

Study finds many supermarket baby foods are unhealthy. Here’s what parents should know

By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela, Kaisha Young

Health Sep 17

Nutrition
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Proposed WIC funding cuts raise nutrition concerns for low-income families

With a possible government shutdown looming, one federal program facing funding cuts is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which helps low-income families buy healthy foods. Nell Menefee-Libey, public policy manager for the nonprofit National…

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery

Health Feb 16

Kid looks at restaurant menu.
How kids meals are getting a makeover in New Orleans

Known for its decadent menus, New Orleans has become the first city in the South to ban soda and other sugary drinks from kids meals.

By Roby Chavez

Education Sep 12

School Lunch
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Families scramble for aid as pandemic-era free meal program for students comes to an end

The new school year brings the end of universal free meals for many students. In 2020, Congress gave schools waivers to provide free breakfast and lunches regardless of income, but that expired at the start of September. Students and families…

By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas

Health Jun 23

Kentucky Elementary School Shifts To Non Traditional Instruction As Covid Surge Continues
Students are at risk of going hungry this summer. Congress might have a fix

The bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022, a reimagination of proposals earlier this spring that failed to gain traction, could extend these waivers through the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

By Laura Santhanam

Apr 01

How this bill could help fill a critical gap in funding for school meals

By Laura Santhanam

With pandemic-era waivers for school meals set to expire June 30, schools are scrambling to figure out how to feed kids as soon as this summer if Congress fails to act. One bill in Congress could help.

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Apr 27

With schools shuttered, districts struggle to feed students and communities

By Candice Norwood

School districts launched meal delivery services and grab-and-go locations that not only feed students, but in many cases adult community members, too, as unemployment numbers and the need for food rise.

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Jul 05

U.S. schools rethink ‘lunch shaming’ policies that humiliate children with meal debts

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

New Mexico this year became the first to outlaw school meal shaming. Several other states are weighing similar laws.

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May 01

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News Wrap: May Day demonstrators protest Trump policies

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Monday, demonstrators in more than 200 cities took to the streets in massive May Day events, mostly directed toward President Trump’s policies. Also, the South and Midwest are bracing for more severe weather after powerful weekend…

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Jan 27

Obama to seek $12B from Congress for child nutrition

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for $12 billion over a decade to help feed schoolchildren from low-income families during the summer, the White House said Wednesday.

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