School lunch programs brace for higher costs, supply issues, less, funding, staff shortages - WEIS

Getty Images/SDI Productions/STOCK image(NEW YORK) -- Back to school means back-to-school lunches, but this year they're costing more with food prices increasing nationwide. Pandemic relief funds that ensured free meals for all kids ran out in June and school nutritionists are blaming higher costs on inflation, supply chain problems and the lasting effects of the pandemic.

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