Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

A growing number of states have implemented free lunches for all students in recent years, making the school year easier for families who are food insecure. But the summer is a different story. While ...

More students are getting free- and reduced-price meals in school, according to a recently released report. It’s a rise driven, in large part, by states passing universal school meal laws. New York is ...

Over the past decade, many more schools started to offer free meals to all children, regardless of family income. More than 21 million American children now attend schools that offer free meals ...

A vast majority of school nutrition directors say their programs are challenged by food, labor, and equipment costs; staffing shortages; and procurement issues. Those are the core findings of an ...

Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) visited a Long Island elementary school to mark the launch of the state’s Universal School Meals Program. The program, part of Hochul’s affordability ...