Posts Tagged School Lunches
Congressman Scott is Trying to Defend Free or Reduced-Price School Lunches
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 6, 2019
One Virginia congressman is fighting against the Trump administration’s efforts to limit free or reduced-price lunches in public schools. Michael Pope reports.
New Federal Program Seeks to Pay for Lunches at High-Poverty Schools
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 14, 2018
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Census figures show that the number of children who live in poverty in Virginia is on the rise, and school administrators across the commonwealth are using new money from the federal government to do something about it. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth June 21, 2021Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced he would travel to space earlier this month. Shortly after, a petition began circulating asking that he not come back.
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- A 15-Vehicle Crash On An Alabama Highway Has Left 9 Children Dead June 20, 2021Eight of the children were traveling in a van belonging to a youth ranch operated by the Alabama Sheriffs Association for abused or neglected children. A 9-month-old baby died in a separate vehicle.
- Enthusiastic Amateurs Advance Science As They Hunt For Exotic Mushrooms June 20, 2021Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a network of sophisticated aficionados who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.
- Juneteenth Brings Joy, A New Tubman Museum And Questions Of The Future June 20, 2021The Smithsonian magazine had named the small Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May, N.J., as one to watch in 2020.
- Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth June 21, 2021
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- Covid vaccine: We need answers on autumn booster plan, say health leaders June 21, 2021The government has already promised a Covid booster rollout but it is yet to set out how it will work.
- France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll June 21, 2021Early results indicate both parties have failed to make ground in France's regional elections.
- Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died June 20, 2021Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago will give evidence at an inquiry.
- Laurel Hubbard: First transgender athlete to compete at Olympics June 21, 2021NZ weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is headed for Tokyo but critics say she has an unfair advantage.
- US Navy uses 40,000lb explosive to test warship in 'Full Ship Shock Trial' June 20, 2021The US Navy conducted a 'Full Ship Shock Trial' against its aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford.
- Covid vaccine: We need answers on autumn booster plan, say health leaders June 21, 2021
