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With schools shuttered, districts struggle to feed students and communities

By Candice Norwood

Students retrieve their lunch at the Yorkshire Elementary School in Manassas, Virginia. Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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

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

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

Protesters gather at McArthur Park for the May Day protest march in Los Angeles, California, U.S. May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot - RTS14OLW

News Wrap: May Day demonstrators protest Trump policies

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…

By PBS NewsHour

Obama to seek $12B from Congress for child nutrition

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.

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

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