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For 2 years, there was such a thing as a free lunch — at public schools. Not anymore.

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 18, 2022
The pandemic relief program that provided free meals was an outlier in the 75-year history of the federal school lunch program.
The federal government's universal free school lunch program has expired, though the idea is popular with parents.
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Pandemic rules for school lunch program expiring

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 6, 2022
The Agriculture Department will soon lose authority to grant waivers allowing kids to get free breakfast and lunch during the pandemic.
Many summer meal sites for students that were open last year won't be open this year, anti-poverty activists say.
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