Big changes are coming to school-based nutrition programs. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government through the U.S. Department of Agriculture created waivers to change the rules regarding who receives free or reduced meals at schools nationwide.The waivers made it to where every student qualified to eat for free at school, without the need for an application or direct qualification under the existing parameters to determine a family’s financial need.The pandemic-era waivers are set to expire on June 30.