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Trump freezes $1 billion in food aid given to local schools and food banks to help low-income families
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/usda-cancels-funding-food-banks-schools-trump-b2713125.html
USDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion Earmarked For Local Food In Schools, Food Banks: Millions of children risk losing access to free school meals with these changes ...
huffpost.com/entry/usda-school-lunch-food-bank-cuts_n_67d067b6e4b09796c902a672
CBS News Mar 12
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
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CBS News Mar 12
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
cbsnews.com/news/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-food-banks-school-meals/
USDA cuts more than $1bn in local food purchases for schools, food banks: Millions of children could lose free school meals as food costs rise ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/usda-cuts-food-banks-schools
USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5188283-usda-local-food-banks-schools-free-meals-snap/
USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases: The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion ...
reuters.com/world/us/usda-cuts-over-1-billion-funding-schools-local-food-purchases-2025-03-11/
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks amid Trump cuts
nydailynews.com/2025/03/11/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-school-lunches-food-banks/
USDA cuts $1 billion for schools, food banks to buy from local farms: The USDA said in an email that it had notified states, territories and tribes that the ...
dallasnews.com/news/national/2025/03/11/usda-cuts-over-1-billion-in-funding-for-schools-local-food-purchases/
Egg Prices Plummet to Nearly Five-Month Low: Egg prices have skyrocketed to historic levels over the past year, with wholesalers recently paying more than $8 for ...
newsweek.com/egg-prices-plummet-nearly-five-month-low-2046276
School lunch provider goes into liquidation: A provider of school lunches has gone into liquidation.
odt.co.nz/news/national/school-lunch-provider-goes-liquidation
School tuckshops across the country close after lunch provider Libelle Group tipped into liquidation
nzherald.co.nz/nz/school-tuckshops-across-the-country-close-after-lunch-provider-libelle-group-tipped-into-liquidation/UDR2KO7YTFCBDDD74CTICWDDDE/
DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices: Food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog handlers remain out of work as food spoils.
wired.com/story/usda-food-supply-chains/
Houston student's painting sells for record $276K at rodeo art auction: Kinkaid School student Sophie Zhou broke the record in the Houston Rodeo's art auction ...
houstonchronicle.com/rodeo/article/houston-rodeu-art-auction-2025-20201878.php
Berlin school wants to force children to eat Ramadan meals - | Senate intervenes: In Neukölln, parents received a letter home declaring a Ramadan fast-breaking ...
focus.de/panorama/welt/fastenbrechen-als-pflichtveranstaltung-berliner-schule-will-kinder-zu-ramadan-essen-zwingen-senat-greift-ein_id_260758781.html
He’s 17 and the world’s fastest man over 200m this year, but we should no longer be shocked by Gout Gout
theage.com.au/sport/athletics/he-s-17-and-the-world-s-fastest-man-over-200m-this-year-but-we-should-no-longer-be-shocked-by-gout-gout-20250317-p5lk86.html
Quick Glance: Gout Gout Claims U20 Title in Brisbane
- Sprinter Gout Gout secured the U20 100m title at the Queensland Athletics Championships in Brisbane.
- He clocked 10.38 seconds in the final while preparing for the Maurie Plant meet on March 29.
- Gout recently trained in Florida with Olympic champion Noah Lyles to enhance his mental resilience.
- His goal is to qualify for the world championships in September after breaking the Australian 200m record.
'Public institutions' like schools and hospitals shouldn't be owned privately - Chris Hipkins
rnz.co.nz/news/political/544762/public-institutions-like-schools-and-hospitals-shouldn-t-be-owned-privately-chris-hipkins
DHS agents search two Columbia residences as the university disciplines students for ongoing protests
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-disciplines-students-protests-activists-seek-block-school-sha-rcna196354
Percentage of children diagnosed with autism rises threefold in less than a decade
irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2025/03/11/one-in-20-irish-schoolchildren-diagnosed-with-autism-a-threefold-rise/
How many eggs can you send? U.S. asks countries to help lower soaring prices: The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if ...
reuters.com/world/us/how-many-eggs-can-you-send-us-asks-countries-help-lower-soaring-prices-2025-03-14/
Quick Glance: Denmark to Aid US in Egg Shortage Crisis
- The US has requested Denmark's assistance to address an egg shortage caused by avian flu outbreaks.
- More than 30 million laying hens have been culled this year in the US, resulting in prices soaring above $8 per dozen.
- Denmark, among other European nations, has been approached to increase egg exports, though fulfilling this request presents challenges.
- The US government is investigating egg prices and market competition while Trump escalates trade conflicts with Europe.
School lunch provider struggling for months - liquidator: Liquidators taking financial control of the failed school lunch programme say it owes money to multiple ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/school-lunch-provider-struggling-months-liquidator
Nearly half of Australia’s year 6 students can’t swim 50 metres or tread water for two minutes
theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/17/nearly-half-of-australias-year-6-students-cant-swim-50-metres-or-tread-water-for-two-minutes
1News Mar 14
Schools closing canteens with short notice after Libelle liquidation: Dozens of schools have been told their canteens will cease trading, some at close of ...
1news.co.nz/2025/03/14/schools-closing-canteens-with-short-notice-after-libelle-liquidation/
School lunches: USDA ends program that provided food from local farmers: The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more ...
apnews.com/article/school-lunch-usda-trump-c1485f824573913fe9a734bbf1273e26
Quick Glance: USDA Cuts Billions for Local Food Initiatives
- The USDA has decided to cut $1.1 billion intended for purchasing food from local farms for schools and food banks.
- Two programs supporting local producers are being terminated in favor of long-term initiatives.
- The cuts will adversely affect schools already struggling with rising food and labor costs, jeopardizing local producers' support.
- The program gained importance during the pandemic, and this decision is viewed as a setback for communities.
School requires children to eat Ramadan meals - | Senate intervenes: A mandatory Ramadan event at a school in Neukölln has sparked criticism.
morgenpost.de/bezirke/neukoelln/article408542165/schule-verpflichtet-kinder-zu-ramadan-essen-senat-greift-ein.html
1News Mar 15
Seymour says school lunch critics 'nitpicking' over late deliveries: The Associate Education Minister also denied accusations that he was deliberately tanking ...
1news.co.nz/2025/03/16/seymour-says-school-lunch-critics-nitpicking-over-late-deliveries/
Haeata Community Campus wants to ditch free school lunch provider: Last week, the school was delivered 600 meals that arrived "completely frozen".
rnz.co.nz/news/political/545085/haeata-community-campus-wants-to-ditch-free-school-lunch-provider
US senators to urge USDA to reinstate canceled local food programs: Democrats in the U.S. Senate will ask the Department of Agriculture to reverse the ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-senators-urge-usda-reinstate-canceled-local-food-programs-2025-03-13/
Harvard expanding financial aid for middle class families: Students from families with household incomes under $200,000 will not pay tuition.
bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/metro/harvard-financial-aid-expansion/
Federal judge orders many fired probationary workers rehired: More than 30,000 were fired across the federal government.
axios.com/2025/03/13/doge-federal-workers-probationary
School lunch savings don't offset the social cost of hunger, say experts
newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/06/school-lunch-savings-dont-offset-the-social-cost-of-hunger-say-experts/
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread: The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be ...
nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/kennedy-bird-flu.html
Principal slams use of Aussie school lunches: A box of school lunches from Western Australia has made its way to the bottom of the country ...
odt.co.nz/southland/principal-slams-use-aussie-school-lunches
Let's honor Junior Bridgeman by naming the U of L business school after him | Letter
courier-journal.com/story/opinion/readers/2025/03/17/junior-bridgeman-u-of-l-business-school-university-of-louisville/82419261007/
One of the first German Brigade families in Lithuania: ‘It’s very quiet here’: Danny and Jacky have already spent their first Christmas in Lithuania ...
lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2509458/one-of-the-first-german-brigade-families-in-lithuania-it-s-very-quiet-here
Texas bill would ban ‘furry subculture’ from public schools: Students would be forbidden from barking, meowing, hissing and using litter boxes.
dallasnews.com/news/texas/2025/03/17/texas-bill-would-ban-furry-subculture-from-public-schools/
Hundreds of English academy heads paid over £150k, as number ‘on gravy train’ doubles in five years
theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/16/hundreds-of-english-academy-heads-paid-over-150k-as-number-on-gravy-train-doubles-in-five-years
USDA suspends Maine university funding after Trump transgender row: (Reuters) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended funding for research and ...
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Trump-administration/USDA-suspends-Maine-university-funding-after-Trump-transgender-row
Young royal’s incredible final act before death: Prince Frederik of Luxembourg has died at the age of 22 after a long battle with a rare genetic condition.
news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/young-royal-prince-frederiks-incredible-final-act-before-death/news-story/6ac78ada2b446bbdbf561bcdc3cabae0
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School lunches firm Libelle owes more than $14m to nearly 250 creditors: Libelle Group was contracted by Compass to deliver 125,000 meals a day as part of the Ka ...
1news.co.nz/2025/03/19/school-lunches-firm-libelle-owes-more-than-14m-to-nearly-250-creditors/
2 students arrested after allegedly attacking teacher at Florida high school: The teacher remained in a fetal position during the attack, police said.
abcnews.go.com/US/2-students-arrested-after-attacking-teacher-florida-high/story
Ramadan: How the fasting month affects everyday life at a Berlin school: At many schools in Berlin, the topic of fasting during Ramadan is omnipresent - | a ...
berliner-zeitung.de/open-source/wie-der-fastenmonat-ramadan-den-schulalltag-in-berlin-beeinflussen-kann-li.2305508
Thousands of California Teachers Told They're Losing Their Jobs: More than 2,300 school employees have received layoff notices so far.
newsweek.com/thousands-california-teachers-losing-jobs-2046156
1News Mar 14
Complaint made about flies found in school lunch: NZ Food Safety deputy general Vincent Arbuckle confirmed to 1News that it had "received a complaint about flies ...
1news.co.nz/2025/03/15/complaint-made-about-flies-being-found-in-school-lunches/
Trump targets 45 universities, Ivy League schools in crackdown over 'discrimination' against white students
wionews.com/world/trump-administration-targets-45-universities-ivy-league-schools-in-crackdown-over-alleged-discrimination-against-white-students-dei-practices-8854745
Brown University Professor Is Deported Despite a Judge’s Order: A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been ...
st.news/3RjI3fL
Johns Hopkins University ends 2,000 positions after Trump administration's cuts in foreign aid funding
wionews.com/world/johns-hopkins-university-ends-2000-positions-after-trump-administrations-cuts-in-foreign-aid-funding-8852112
Quick Glance: Johns Hopkins Cuts Over 2,000 Jobs Amid USAID Funding Loss
- Johns Hopkins University announced job cuts exceeding 2,000 due to an $800 million loss in USAID funding.
- The majority of layoffs will affect international employees, marking the largest job cuts in the university's history.
- President Ronald Daniels indicated that these funding cuts will significantly impact budgets, personnel, and programs.
- The layoffs occur amid broader uncertainties regarding federal funding for higher education institutions.
US immigration agents arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University in Trump crackdown
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-03-10-us-immigration-agents-arrest-palestinian-student-protester-at-columbia-university-in-trump-crackdown/
Texas efforts to infuse Christianity in schools advance: School trustees could require prayer time though students wouldn’t have to participate under the Texas ...
dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/03/18/mandatory-prayer-time-in-texas-public-schools-advances-in-senate/
Wairoa schools’ lunch success: Students enjoy fresh, local meals: Two Wairoa school principals say their students are loving the lunches they’re being served ...
nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/wairoa-schools-lunch-success-students-enjoy-fresh-local-meals/JR4MT5KF5BCQXOWCW3XCMCWG5E/
MSNBC.com Mar 06
USDA ordered to temporarily reinstate thousands of fired employees: The firings of over 5,000 probationary employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture may ...
nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/usda-ordered-temporarily-reinstate-thousands-fired-employees-rcna194992
Quick Glance: USDA Employees Temporarily Reinstated After Mass Firings
- The Merit Systems Protection Board has ordered the USDA to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 employees fired since February 13.
- The ruling came after an investigation revealed the USDA terminated employees without considering individual performance.
- Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger urged federal agencies to voluntarily rescind unlawful terminations of probationary employees.
- A separate legal challenge against the Trump administration's mass firings is currently progressing in federal court.
'Agitators will be...': Trump to cut federal funding for US schools allowing illegal protests
wionews.com/world/agitators-will-be-trump-to-cut-federal-funding-for-us-schools-allowing-illegal-protests-8783021
Students rebel globally at military bases against Trump DEI crackdown: Student-led walkouts have occurred at schools for U.S. military families across the world ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/17/military-schools-protest-trump-orders/
Southern University loses $600K USDA grant over false claim targeting trans men: Louisiana's Southern University secured a $600,000 USDA grant to study ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/southern-university-grant-canceled/article_78d090d4-ff5b-11ef-bdf9-e397c14816f9.html
Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, AP reveals
pressdemocrat.com/article/trending/hundreds-of-federal-offices-could-begin-closing-this-summer-at-doges-behes/
School swimming carnivals are dying. It’s putting a generation at risk: One in four schools around Australia have abandoned the annual swimming carnival ...
smh.com.au/national/school-swimming-carnivals-are-dying-it-s-putting-a-generation-at-risk-20250313-p5ljfi.html
Relief for school heads as State releases Sh14 billion for capitation: School heads can breathe easy after the Ministry of Education announced the release of ...
standardmedia.co.ke/education/article/2001513855/state-releases-sh14-billion-for-capitation
New Ofsted chair Hamid Patel said 'Trojan Horse' scandal alienated Muslims
middleeasteye.net/news/new-ofsted-chair-hamid-patel-said-trojan-horse-alienated-muslims-denied-claims-takeover-plot
Daylight saving time causes lower productivity and higher health care costs, studies say
pbs.org/newshour/economy/daylight-saving-time-causes-lower-productivity-and-higher-health-care-costs-studies-say
Young people on their cell phones: What do they do for hours?: Teenagers spend an average of three hours and 33 minutes on their smartphones every day ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000259984/jugendliche-am-handy-was-tut-ihr-da-stundenlang
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/10/no-exodus-to-state-sector-after-vat-added-to-private-school-fees-say-english-councils
North Rhine-Westphalia: Turkish instead of English in elementary schools? Integration Council with drastic demand
derwesten.de/region/schule-nrw-grundschule-news-kinder-englisch-tuerkisch-id301473952.html
Va. won’t get expected $21M for local farm food to schools, food banks: The announcement that the next round is not coming is leaving small-scale farmers across ...
richmond.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/article_d9b6c534-0105-11f0-b459-d741172f8820.html
Department of Education Rocked by Layoffs: Will It Be Abolished?: President Donald Trump announced recently that roughly half of the Education Department's staff ...
cnet.com/news/politics/department-of-education-rocked-by-layoffs-will-it-be-abolished/
More than 2 hours’ waiting time to Woodlands Checkpoint as March school holidays begin
straitstimes.com/singapore/more-than-2-hours-waiting-time-to-woodlands-checkpoint-as-march-school-holidays-begin
Enoch Burke case: Receiver appointed over teacher’s future salary in bid to collect €79,100 in fines
irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/03/18/enoch-burke-case-receiver-appointed-over-teachers-future-salary-in-bid-to-collect-79100-in-fines/
The Regent Secondary School Abuja achieves BSO outstanding status: The Regent Secondary School, Abuja becomes the first school in West Africa to be judged ...
premiumtimesng.com/promoted/781401-the-regent-secondary-school-abuja-achieves-bso-outstanding-status.html
The Public Pulse: 'If the battle for family isn’t being won in churches' how can schools win it?
omaha.com/opinion/letters/article_eec75dba-ff54-11ef-82ff-97ab9d4d87cd.html
1News Mar 06
Investigation after student reportedly burnt by school lunch: New Zealand Food Safety said it was notified late yesterday afternoon of the serious incident and ...
1news.co.nz/2025/03/07/investigation-after-student-reportedly-burnt-by-school-lunch/
Trump is claiming credit for plummeting egg costs. So why haven’t you noticed lower prices?
cnn.com/2025/03/18/business/egg-prices-trump/
School place supposed to be a 'constitutional right': Tara McAuley Ryan has applied to more than 20 schools across Dublin for a place for her ...
rte.ie/news/education/2025/0316/1502175-autism-places-ireland/
Valere Public Schools Superintendent Makes Up to $870,000. His District Serves 1,000 Students.
propublica.org/article/valere-public-schools-superintendent-salary-texas
Family Minister Plakolm: | "My guiding principle is that of father, mother, and children"
derstandard.at/story/3000000261383/familienministerin-plakolm-mein-leitbild-ist-das-von-vater-mutter-und-kindern
Storm Éowyn’s €500m toll on Irish forestry revealed by satellite imagery: Licensed owners urged to quickly clear felled trees as equivalent of almost 2 ...
irishtimes.com/environment/2025/03/15/satellite-imagery-reveals-storm-eowyns-500m-toll-on-irish-forestry/
India: Mumbai security guard takes girl to terrace for showing pigeons, molests her
gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-mumbai-security-guard-takes-girl-to-terrace-for-showing-pigeons-molests-her-1.500062281
Woman locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape, police say: Waterbury police said the stepson, now 32, weighed just 68 pounds when they found ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/03/13/stepson-captive-waterbury-connecticut-kimberly-sullivan/
Christian nationalists open up on goals in Texas: Emboldened by court rulings and election victories, the Christian right is outspoken as it pushes its moral ...
texastribune.org/2025/03/17/texas-christian-nationalists-legislature-school/
Trump Administration Reportedly Detains Green Card Holder Who Led Columbia’s Pro-Palestinian Protests—What We Know
forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/03/09/trump-administration-reportedly-detains-green-card-holder-who-led-columbias-pro-palestinian-protests-what-we-know/
Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across U.S. as massive storm leaves at least 32 dead
independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-tornadoes-piedmont-kevin-stitt-alabama-b2715953.html
‘Spring Break’ after Carnival: Year after year, day after day the same old talk. Waste of time!
trinidadexpress.com/opinion/letters/spring-break-after-carnival/article_dda51070-fe07-11ef-8a07-7f50501306f3.html
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/usda-eliminates-two-food-safety-advisory-committees-members-say-2025-03-07/
National average wholesale price of eggs drops for 3rd week in a row: The average wholesale price fell to $4.15 per dozen last week, the USDA said.
abcnews.go.com/Business/national-average-wholesale-price-eggs-drops-3rd-week/story
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