WINFIELD — Putnam County Schools provide nutritious breakfast and lunch at each location. Some students might be eligible for free or reduced-price meals. “School meals are crucial for ensuring ...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — The U.S.D.A. has some new nutrition standards going into effect for school meals this year, but there's a school district in Western New York that's already ahead of the game when it ...

Last school year, 269,086 students qualified for free meals at school, according to Connecticut’s Department of Education. An additional 12,729 were eligible for a reduced meal but received free meals ...

With the students heading back to school this week, 12,729 students who qualify for reduced-price meals will no longer receive free school meals, exacerbating the financial burdens of families and for ...

Changes to federal benefit programs will likely mean a loss in free school meals for some students, advocates warn. The "One Big Beautiful Bill," signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More New Mexico students are eating school-provided lunches, but a new report highlights both the benefits and the rising costs of keeping the program running. A recent evaluation ...

For many school districts, it wasn't a very quiet summer. Uncertainty over the future of federal grants made it harder for superintendents and school boards to budget. Students and teachers were ...

A bill that would make California the first in the nation to phase out “particularly harmful” ultra-processed foods from the 1 billion school meals served in the state each year faces a key Senate ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Back-to-school means backpacks, new teachers, and for many families, a big question mark about what’s on the lunch tray. Michigan’s free school meals program is funded only ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandra Kemp is the executive director of food and nutrition for Albuquerque Public Schools – and the one who makes sure their Central Kitchen works like a well-oiled machine. “We ...

The household income brackets for Michigan students who are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch at school have been announced by the Michigan Department of Education. During the ...