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Read the May/June 2026 Issue of School Nutrition Magazine
For 80 years, since the establishment of the National School Lunch Program in 1946, school nutrition professionals have been showing up—for their students in the cafeteria, to advocate for school nutrition programs in front of legislators and policymakers, to support their peers and come up with innovative solutions to shared problems and in so many other ways.
Showing up is about bringing your best self to the table, rising to challenges that come your way and never giving up, and school nutrition professionals prove they are capable of that over and over again. That's why in this issue of School Nutrition we're celebrating the eight decades of advocacy, passion and resilience you all have brought to this profession and everything we have accomplished together over the years. Inside you'll find a history of SNA and the NSLP, a recap of important advocacy updates and takeaways from this year's Legislative Action Conference, a preview of what's in store for you at our Annual National Conference celebrating the "Power of School Meals" in July and much, much more.
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80 Years of Showing Up: The Story of School Nutrition and the People Behind It
SNA has always carried forward a simple but powerful belief: That children deserve to be fed, that the professionals who feed them deserve respect and that there will always be someone willing to show up. This is that story.
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Meet Alicia Braun, RD, LD, Assistant Direct, Coppell Independent School District, Texas.
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