• "It’s Blame the Lunch Worker First and Foremost"

  • Mar 15 2023
  • Length: 35 mins
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"It’s Blame the Lunch Worker First and Foremost"

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  • Less than $2. That’s how much the Santa Ana Unified school district can afford to spend on one student’s lunch each day. The $14 billion budget of the National School Lunch program stretches thin, and school nutrition workers are often the target of kids’ complaints. Reporter Jessica Terrell explores the cultural figure of “the lunch lady,” and how students and workers lose when bureaucrats focus on cost over care. 

    This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
     

    The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.
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