School lunch

The change comes as the district appears to be serving a greater share of students in poverty than ever before.

The Ohio House passed its version of the state's two year budget on Wednesday. In it, policymakers earmarked money for hunger relief, including partly funding free school meals for some children.

Members of the Hunger-Free Schools Ohio coalition gathered for a press conference Monday to raise concern about students going hungry at school.

The new standards, if implemented, would limit added sugars and sodium and emphasize whole-grain and domestically-produced products.

The Ohio Newsroom will report from all areas of Ohio, not just the major urban centers. Among those issues: child hunger.

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.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined 21 other states Thursday suing the Biden Administration over policy updates to Title IX and food assistance programs for schools.

President Biden signed The Keep Kids Fed Act last week, it extends pandemic flexibilities for schools meals, although with some changes.

Advocates say three million Americans in 40 states could lose their SNAP or food stamp benefits because of a federal rule change in how eligibility is…

Monday is the final day to comment on proposed changes to federal nutrition standards for school meals. The Trump administration says it wants to give…