Posts Tagged School Lunches
New Federal Program Seeks to Pay for Lunches at High-Poverty Schools
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 14, 2018
Credit: CSU Extension FSHN / Flickr
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.
Subscribe to our RSS Feed
From NPR News- Theresa Burroughs, Voting Rights Activist, Dies At 89 In Alabama May 25, 2019"Disappear? We're not going to do that," she said. She went 10 times to the courthouse before the registrar would sign her up to vote. Then she worked to guard the right and never missed an election.
- San Francisco Police Chief Apologizes For Raid On Home Of Freelance Journalist May 25, 2019A raid on a journalist's home to determine the source of a police leak led to a firestorm over press freedoms and the First Amendment.
- Judge Blocks Trump Use Of Emergency Power To Build Border Barrier With Military Funds May 25, 2019Judge Haywood Gilliam in Northern California granted a preliminary injunction against moving $1 billion in Defense Department funds intended for anti-drug activities.
- Colorado Caps Insulin Co-Pays At $100 For Insured Residents May 24, 2019A new law, signed by the governor earlier this week, is aimed at helping diabetics afford the lifesaving medication.
- Police Say They Have 'Subway Brake Bandit,' Who Stopped Trains Without Reason May 24, 2019New York transit officials think he would surf on top of a train, get into the operating cabin, and then yank the emergency brake. The train would be delayed, along with others on that line.
- Theresa Burroughs, Voting Rights Activist, Dies At 89 In Alabama May 25, 2019
- From BBC News
- Race to be new UK prime minister begins May 25, 2019Four Conservative MPs have already said they want the job - with more expected to follow.
- Extinction Rebellion: Met wants 1,130 climate protesters charged May 25, 2019Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said the Met wants a prosecution of each protester.
- Donald Trump: Details of first state visit to UK revealed May 24, 2019The US president will join the Queen and a host of royals at a state banquet after a palace welcome.
- I entrusted my pension to German builders May 24, 2019A property group that borrowed millions has not paid some people back, a BBC investigation finds.
- Birmingham LGBT row: The view from the school gates May 24, 2019Parents and campaigners outside Anderton Park Primary give their views on the ongoing protests.
- Race to be new UK prime minister begins May 25, 2019
