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Ghana's government is investing GH¢4.2 billion to improve school meals for students, nearly doubling the daily food allowance. The move addresses persistent food shortages that have plagued the Free SHS programme since its launch.
Ghana now provides hot meals to 4.5 million children every school day, a half-million increase in just one year. The government invested nearly $400 million in 2026 to keep kids nourished and in classrooms.
England's schools are getting their first food standards overhaul in a decade, cutting sugary desserts and fried items while making meals free for millions more kids. The changes aim to tackle childhood obesity and tooth decay affecting one in three primary students.
When Maryland students eat healthy school meals, attendance jumps, test scores climb, and behavioral problems drop. A new conference session shows counties how expanding meal access can transform student success.
A Nigerian state once gripped by poverty and insecurity is witnessing an education miracle. Free school meals launched in 2025 are keeping children in classrooms and transforming entire communities.
A groundbreaking study of 95,000 schools shows universal free meal programs reduce suspensions by up to 10%, revealing that feeding kids isn't just about nutrition. It's about creating calmer, more equitable classrooms where every child can thrive.
Rio de Janeiro banned ultra-processed foods in public schools and now feeds 600,000 students two fresh meals daily, grown in school gardens. The 2023 law is reversing childhood obesity and malnutrition across Brazil's second-largest city.
A foundation feeding 2.35 million children daily across India just reached an incredible milestone that's changing the future of education. President Murmu celebrated the achievement as proof that ending childhood hunger can transform a nation.
The World Health Organization just released the world's first global standards for school meals, giving countries a roadmap to help kids develop healthy eating habits that last a lifetime. With childhood obesity now outnumbering underweight cases globally, these guidelines couldn't come at a better time.
When students at a government school in Madhya Pradesh received their Republic Day meal on torn notebook pages instead of plates, viral video sparked immediate accountability. Within days, officials suspended staff and launched investigations, showing how public attention can drive rapid government response.
