AASA Joins 7 National Organizations in Letter to Urge Senate to Fund School Meals Programs
Today, AASA joined seven national organizations in a joint letter addressed to President Trump, Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer, urging them to adopt the House-passed FY19 agriculture appropriations bill. Writing "The USDA appropriations provides the funds critical to
supporting our schools’ breakfast and lunch programs, helping to feed more than
30 million children from low income families each day.", the groups express unanimous support for ensuring that our nation's students don't pay the price for the current shutdown. You can
read the full letter here.