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School food fights

How parents, kids, educators and public health advocates are pushing to change the multibillion-dollar school meals industry

27 June 2024

  • signs posted above water fountains read 'do not drink until further notice'

    Kids have a right to water in US schools, but does that water make the grade?

    Almost 15 years after federal law put free water on school menus, states still struggle with how to guarantee access

31 May 2024

  • A student chooses her lunch at school

    Organic cheese and free lunch for all: what the US can learn from other nations about better school meals

    Jennifer Gaddis and Sarah A Robert
    Brazil, Finland and South Korea have figured out how to pay for nutritious meals for students. The US can, too

4 April 2024

  • a student holds a lunch tray

    Why are kids being forced to eat lunch in silence?

    April McGreger
    Saving their social time – and their emotional lives – is more important than ‘achievement’ activities

17 March 2024

  • Girl eating bowl of Froot Loops

    California may ban some food dyes in school meals. Will other states follow?

    Consumer groups say it’s past time to rid food of unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals

7 March 2024

  • A video reel of teenagers wearing T-shirts and gloves serving meals outdoors, and of gardening.

    ‘Hey, I grew that’: the Native American school that’s decolonizing foodways

    In the Umoⁿhoⁿ Nation, teens learn about nutrition and build tribal sovereignty by farming for their school and community

23 February 2024

  • Chocolate Milk

    Got chocolate milk? As US schools consider a ban, an old, sketchy study holds sway

    Research from a now discredited scholar continues to stoke the belief that the sugary drink is better than no milk at all

20 February 2024

  • FILE - In this Wednesday, July 10, 2019 file photo, 6-year-old elementary school students go through the lunch line in the school's cafeteria in Paducah, Ky. Nearly a million students could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that's expected to reduce the number of people who get food stamps. In October 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an analysis finding as many as 982,000 children could be affected by the change. (Ellen O'Nan/The Paducah Sun via AP)

    In reversal, Nebraska governor accepts federal dollars to feed low-income kids

    Jim Pillen breaks with 14 other Republican governors to enroll in Summer EBT, a new food program for school vacation months

9 February 2024

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    Noodles of opportunity: how an Oregon law boosted a small food business and built community

    Investment in healthier, locally produced school foods gave author Lola Milholland a chance to give back to the school and Japanese American community that gave so much to her

5 February 2024

  • a tray of school food with a sandwich on it with a sign reading healthy life pinned into it

    She wanted to make a chicken sandwich with fewer chemicals for schoolkids. How hard could it be?

    Between tight budgets and the stranglehold of big corporations on the school food supply, the system seems stacked against healthy options

4 February 2024

  • Empty, bright green partitioned serving tray for food on red gingham tablecloth.

    Bye-bye, bean burrito: New York City schools cut popular meal options

    Parents have feelings about a lack of variety in their kids’ lunches – critically, fewer choices may mean fewer kids eating
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