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Benita Gingerella

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Benita is an editor for FoodService Director and has been with the publication since 2016. In addition to covering various sectors of the noncommercial industry, Benita is also responsible for several of the magazine's most beloved sections, including Steal This Idea and The Line. In her spare time, Benita is an avid restaurant-goer and loves to travel extensively.

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USDA proposes new rule to expand CEP access

The proposed rule would lower the percentage of low-income students required for schools and districts to participate in the program, which enables serving free meals to all students.

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Minnesota says yes to universal free meals

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Pennsylvania looks to continue its universal free breakfast program and a federal bill would require schools to serve soy milk.

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Pennsylvania school breakfast participation gets a boost thanks to free breakfast program

Over 23 million breakfasts have been served to students through the program, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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LAUSD foodservice staff announce strike

The workers, represented by SEIU Local 99, are calling for higher wages, more full-time work and increased staffing levels.

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Ohio lawmakers pass bill barring higher education employees from striking

The Higher Education Enhancement Act is now headed to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk.

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Florida bill would require state schools to prioritize local food

Under SB 1164, Florida college institutions, contracted foodservice providers and other state entities would be required to prioritize commodities grown or processed locally

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School meal debt spikes in New York after loss of universal free meals

A recent survey showed that 126 school districts in the state have accumulated a total of $1,414,122.86 in current unpaid school meal debt as of March 2023.

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New Mexico universal free meals bill heads to governor's desk

The state would join California, Maine and Colorado in offering universal free meals at school.

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More students are eating school lunch and breakfast

A new report by the Food Research and Action Center shows that breakfast and lunch participation during the 2021–2022 school year was higher than that of pre-pandemic levels.

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Biden’s 2024 budget includes funding to expand free school meals

The budget earmarks over $15 billion in funds to allow more school districts to take advantage of the Community Eligibility Provision

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Lawmakers want comment period for proposed school nutrition standards to be extended

U.S. Senator John Boozman and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx have written a letter to Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack asking for the comment period to be prolonged by 30 days.

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4 ways K-12 operators are tackling labor shortages

Faced with staffing shortages, K-12 nutrition directors have come up with creative ways to make sure that kids keep getting fed.

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