Plenty of New Jersey school districts have been offering free meals to families during the coronavirus pandemic, but a new report suggests many kids aren t actually getting their hands on this food.
According to data from the Food Research & Action Center, the number of free and low-cost school lunches served to New Jersey children, as well as the number of children served, plummeted 51% from April 2019 to April 2020. Breakfast participation dropped 36% during that time frame. We definitely expected the number of meals and kids served would go down, but not that much that s a huge drop, said Nancy Parello, communications director for Hunger Free New Jersey.
Ivey extends broadband connectivity into 2021
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Gov Ivey extends broadband voucher program for students into 2021
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Gov. Kay Ivey is extending the Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program into 2021 thanks to a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress last week and signed by President Trump on Sunday.
Ivey’s goal is to ensure that families can continue using the service, which provides access to high-speed internet for about 200,000 Alabama students. It had been scheduled to end on the original CARES Act spending deadline of December 30.
The current funding is anticipated to cover the costs for current participants through the spring semester of 2021.
“Alabama has led nationally with this innovative program via CARES Act funding to ensure that students can participate in distance-learning during the pandemic,” Gov. Ivey said in a statement. “I am extremely grateful to President Trump and Congress for including the funding extension, and most of all, I am pleased that we will continue to offer this assistance to the families wh
Experts have told Americans to consume less sugar, alcohol, but new dietary guidelines don t reflect that Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
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The federal government on Tuesday released new dietary guidelines for Americans of all ages that rejected scientists recommendation to lower the suggested amount of sugar and alcohol consumed in a day.
The five-year guidelines, issued by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, retain earlier recommendations to limit added sugar intake to less than 10% of calories a day and limit daily alcohol to two drinks or less for men and one or less for women.