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Direct linkIndia Rose; Caitlin Merlo; Cherrelle Dorleans; Luke McConnell; Colleen Murray; Sanjana Pampati; Sarah Lee; Margaret Applebaum – Journal of School Nursing, 2025
School meals play a vital role in supporting student health. Access to school meals was disrupted during COVID-19-related school closures, impacting student nutritional intake and household food insecurity. Data from the National School COVID-19 Prevention Study Survey and school staff focus groups were used to examine challenges to school meal…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs
Download full textFirst Focus on Children, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released an update to the nutrition standards schools must meet in the breakfasts and lunches served to more than 30 million children. The last time USDA fully updated school meal standards was in 2012. Research on the impact of those changes found that the nutritional quality of school meals…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition, Federal Programs
Eko, Leanne; Beechler, Liz – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2020
Many students rely on school meals to meet their nutritional needs. Additionally, the economic impact of COVID-19 has resulted in more families needing assistance. The intent and purpose of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs is to ensure access to meals for students in need. Meal service is expected to continue whether…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, School Schedules
