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The Fight Over Free Lunch
What Next | Daily News and Analysis
English - April 05, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - ★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsDaily News News News Commentary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
At the beginning of the pandemic, Congress loosened the rules around school lunch programs, and approved additional funding to help schools provide more meals to more kids. But those allowances are set to expire on June 30th, leaving schools desperate for help as they anticipate a future of less funding and less flexibility.
Guest: Helena Bottemiller Evich, senior food and agriculture reporter at POLITICO.
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At the beginning of the pandemic, Congress loosened the rules around school lunch programs, and approved additional funding to help schools provide more meals to more kids. But those allowances are set to expire on June 30th, leaving schools desperate for help as they anticipate a future of less funding and less flexibility.
Guest: Helena Bottemiller Evich, senior food and agriculture reporter at POLITICO.
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