Free School Meals. Statutory entitlement to Free School Meals only applies to children in maintained schools, including the extended eligibility criteria for those in reception, Years 1 and 2 (Univers...
While more students now have access to free meals at school, there is still more work to be done, according to the FRAC. The report’s authors are calling on Congress to pass existing legislation likeThe School Hunger Elimination Actand the School Nutrition Red Tape Reduction Actwhich would m...
Minnesota's program to providefree school breakfasts and lunches to all studentsregardless of income is costing the state more than expected because of a jump in demand. When Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed the legislation last spring, advocates said the free meals w...
It was an active week at the state level for school nutrition legislation. Universal free school meals continues to be a focus, with lawmakers in a handful of states voting on bills that would offer free breakfast and lunch to students at school. Here’s the latest...
The new school year has started for many students in California, and the state is officially the first to offer free meals to all students. Ahead of the 2022-2023 school year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation that establishes a universal meal program. Under the new law, all ...
Since the inception of schools themselves, school meals have been a contentious issue. It was as far back as the 1940s when legislation was first introduced to force local councils to provide free meals for all schoolchildren. However, this was quickly deemed too costly. ...
While Massachusetts, Nevada and Vermont passed legislation to extend the availability of free school meals for the 2022-2023 school year. Similar legislation is pending in several other states. A food service coordinator in Mesa County, Ariz., told us in the story collection initiative ...
School Nutrition Association to increase access to free school meals for poor children. The Association supports legislation, the Reduced Price School Meal Pilot, that would initiate a program eliminating ...
statefundedinfantschoolchildren(iethoseinreception,year1andyear2) willbeeligibletoreceiveafreeschoolmeal.Thisappliestopupilsin maintainedschools,academies,freeschoolsandpupilreferralunits.Itdoes notextendtopupilsinmaintainednurseryschools.Legislationwillplacea ...
School lunch: Implementing nutrition changes was challenging and clarification of oversight requirements is needed A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an that begins "Nationwide, student participation in the National School Lunch Program......