A school lunch. Studies show that free lunch programs help to improve students’ health, learning and economic prospects, yet the number of programs has fallen in recent years. (Creative Commons)

This story comes to KHOL through the Rocky Mountain Community Radio collaborative.

The federal government’s pandemic response program to fund free school meals for all students is set to expire at the end of June. Many school nutritionists, food policy experts and child welfare advocates are urging the government to extend the program another year.

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Shannon Young is News & Public Affairs Director for KGNU in Boulder, Colorado. Young is a longtime independent journalist, with a vast history in editorial and production leadership. She had been working...