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In New Mexico, one in five children face hunger, making the state second in the nation for food insecurity in youth. That’s coupled with the fact that the state has seen persistent dismal education rankings and outcomes for students. However, this week/recently the federal government unveiled new grants and funding to bolster our children’s health so they can perform well in school.

KUNM Call In Show 4/20 8a. New Mexico students will no longer be singled out if they have debt in the school cafeteria. Our state became the first in the…

Advocates hope the recent law out of N.M., banning school staff from shaming kids for not having lunch money, helps to shape policies the USDA is requiring school districts write by July 1.

UPDATE Feb. 19, 2014, at 1:00 p.m.: HB 81 is stuck in committee.Two years ago, the USDA made the first changes in a generation to public school meals.…