/tags/school-lunches School Lunches en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:17:42 GMT /2025-03-10/gop-leader-rebuffs-fully-funding-school-meals-statewide-in-ohio-budget Although advocates are lobbying Ohio lawmakers to fund free meals for K-12 students in the biennial state budget, one legislative leader has already dismissed the idea. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:17:42 GMT /2025-03-10/gop-leader-rebuffs-fully-funding-school-meals-statewide-in-ohio-budget Sarah Donaldson /2025-03-05/ohio-advocates-again-ask-for-free-universal-school-meal-funding-in-budget A coalition of educators and retailers is again pushing Ohio lawmakers to put funds providing free school meals for all students in the state budget. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:54:40 GMT /2025-03-05/ohio-advocates-again-ask-for-free-universal-school-meal-funding-in-budget Sarah Donaldson /2024-11-20/majority-of-ohio-voters-approve-universal-free-meals-in-public-schools-new-survey-finds Southern counties in Ohio showed a particularly high approval rate — 73% approval — for providing students with universal free meals at public schools. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:31:50 GMT /2024-11-20/majority-of-ohio-voters-approve-universal-free-meals-in-public-schools-new-survey-finds Shay Frank /news/2024-07-18/two-central-ohio-school-districts-join-program-providing-free-meals-for-all-students Pickerington Schools and Groveport Madison Schools have joined the Community Eligibility Provision to provide free meals to all students. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:53:25 GMT /news/2024-07-18/two-central-ohio-school-districts-join-program-providing-free-meals-for-all-students Katie Geniusz /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2023-09-06/wellness-wednesday-the-relationship-between-school-meals-and-academic-performance School children in eight states can now eat free meals and advocates are urging Congress to extend free meals to all kids nationwide. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:55:46 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2023-09-06/wellness-wednesday-the-relationship-between-school-meals-and-academic-performance /2023-04-11/pandemic-food-benefit-program-for-students-coming-to-an-end-but-families-still-have-time-to-apply The federally funded Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer program was created to support families who count on free and reduced-cost lunch programs when schools went virtual in 2020. The program ends with the current school year. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:25:08 GMT /2023-04-11/pandemic-food-benefit-program-for-students-coming-to-an-end-but-families-still-have-time-to-apply Gabriel Kramer /2022-12-19/students-again-rack-up-school-lunch-debt-after-pandemic-era-waiver-expires Public schools across Ohio have seen numbers of meals provided to kids plummet since the waiver expired and parents, advocates and politicians are seeking solutions to feed kids. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:03:00 GMT /2022-12-19/students-again-rack-up-school-lunch-debt-after-pandemic-era-waiver-expires Alejandro Figueroa, Conor Morris /politics-government/2022-09-20/foodbanks-leader-wants-free-school-meal-program-expanded-in-ohio There are two resolutions before the Ohio State Board of Education that pertain to free breakfast and lunch programs for students. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:39:27 GMT /politics-government/2022-09-20/foodbanks-leader-wants-free-school-meal-program-expanded-in-ohio Andy Chow /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-25/lessons-learned-from-the-universal-free-school-meal Thanks to a pandemic program, over the past two years about 90% of schools were able to serve free meals to all students regardless of income. We take a look at the lessons learned from the two-year experiment in universal free school meals. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:24:44 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-25/lessons-learned-from-the-universal-free-school-meal /coronavirus/2022-07-05/pandemic-aid-extended-for-school-meals-in-ohio-but-with-changes President Biden signed The Keep Kids Fed Act last week. It extends pandemic flexibilities for school meals, although with some changes. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 20:24:17 GMT /coronavirus/2022-07-05/pandemic-aid-extended-for-school-meals-in-ohio-but-with-changes Alejandro Figueroa