Public Education
North Carolina district racks up deficit over free meal programSo-called free school meals are only free if they’ve received previous funding – which can fail to cover costs if expenses rise, a North Carolina district announced at a school board meeting last week. Read More
Government
Colorado voters to decide fate of universal school meals program through Propositions LL, MMThis November, Colorado must decide whether to continue universal school breakfasts and lunches in a program that has lost money since its inception in 2022. “Propositions LL and MM ask… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina district suspends universal free breakfast; critics highlight free meal flawsHenderson County Public Schools (HCPS) in North Carolina has discontinued its universal free breakfast program for the 2025-26 academic year, citing a projected savings of nearly $259,000. “Federal reimbursement rates… Read More
Public Education
‘Unrealistic and potentially dangerous’: New Mexico’s universal school meal program is riddled with impractical, expensive rules, critics sayProposed reforms to New Mexico’s universal school meal program are being blasted by critics as costly and nonsensical. The New Mexico Public Education Department proposed a list of… Read More
Public Education
House passes bill to restore whole milk to school lunches after Michelle Obama-inspired law banned itThe U.S. House has passed a bill that would give students the choice to select whole milk with their school lunch after it was banned thanks in part to a… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school board adopts gender identity policy, rejects freedom of religion languageBoard members of Missouri’s largest school district voted 4-3 to adopt a “gender identity and sexual orientation” policy, while rejecting ability to opt out under freedom of religion protections. Members… Read More
Courts
22 AGs sue USDA to stop withholding school lunches over gender, sexual orientation rules(The Center Square) – Schools ordering food for the beginning of the fall semester could be facing uncertainty over whether they’ll receive federal assistance that’s the center of a… Read More