The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new rule Friday prohibiting schools from adding so-called "junk fees" on the school lunch accounts of low-income students. The rule, set to take effect ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals cannot be charged processing fees, also known as junk fees, beginning in 2027. School ...

School districts currently work with processing companies to offer cashless payment systems for families. But the companies can charge "processing fees" for each transaction. By law, students who are ...

The US Department of Agriculture on Friday announced two new proposals that would give school nutrition professionals "more flexibility" in what they serve to students. The Washington Post reports the ...

SIOUX CITY | Siouxland school districts are reexamining lunch menus after the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently scaled back nutrition guidelines. Chris Goeb, vice president of Lunch Time ...

The USDA is now cutting about $1 billion that helped feed millions of students nationwide with fresh locally grown and nutritious food. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports from Massachusetts where one ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — On Tuesday, at the White House, 7News Reporter Nick Minock asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins about the Trump Administration’s effort to get five Northern ...

NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027.