Waukesha And The National School Lunch Program

September 1, 2021   |   By WPR's Central Time

Andrew Ruis

Andrew Ruis

Andrew Ruis, a researcher in WCER’s Epistemic Analytics Lab and an expert on the history of U.S. school lunch and nutrition programs, was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time program on Aug. 31. He discussed the effectiveness of the current national school lunch program’s ‘Seamless Summer Option’ during the pandemic, and why Waukesha’s school board had initially opted out of the program that offers free lunch to students of all income levels.

Listen to the full interview here.