school lunch program

No one wants to take food away from a child, but school districts across New Jersey are faced with that decision on a daily basis.

Students who qualify for free or reduced price lunches in New Jersey will have access to meals all summer thanks to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program.

The House considered legislation on Wednesday that would allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards -- a proposal that has drawn a veto threat from the White House.

The Agriculture Department says it's making permanent rules that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean meat and whole grains in school lunches and other meals.

An investigation of 15 New Jersey school districts finds 109 public sector workers and their family members allegedly lied about their incomes on applications for federal school lunch programs, so their children could receive free or reduced-cost student lunches at school.

By Executive Order, Governor Christie is convening a task force of experts to ferret out abuse in the school funding formula due to fraud in the Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Program.

This morning, Governor Christie signed an Executive Order to convene a task force of experts to ferret out abuse and manipulation of the school funding formula due to fraud in the Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Program.

The Star Ledger once declared that the Elizabeth Board of Education was the cause of those foul smells for which New Jersey is world famous. The president of the Board was arrested and charged with scaming the free lunch program.