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School district employees in Austin, Texas, ask for $21 wage

Cafeteria workers say they cannot afford to live in Austin on the hourly wages they are paid and petitioned the school board to increase wages to $21 an hour.

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Five Star Senior Living wins award for celebrity chef program

The national senior living provider received a Best of the Best Award from the Assisted Living Federation of America for its celebrity chef program.

The government has responded to social-media criticisms of the federal school lunch program championed by Michelle Obama.

Under the new contract, part-time cafeteria employees employed by the Philadelphia School District would get an increase in pay, going from $10.88 to a $12.67 hourly wage.

The government has responded to social-media criticisms of the federal school lunch program championed by Michelle Obama.

According to Jill Horst, attendees should prepare a pre-show game plan and pace themselves.

A 200-foot vertical greenhouse proposed by a University of Kentucky student created buzz at a town hall meeting, as a Kentucky community seeks to draw visitors in the wake of a natural disaster.

This week, The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of the six largest school districts in the United States, will feature fresh fruits and vegetables in school meals and encourage students to make healthy choices.

In making the switch, environmental advocates hope the trays will be healthier for the city's more than 1 million public school students and cut down on trash sent to landfills.

This year's winners achieved and excelled at no-cost physical activity opportunities before and after school, universal breakfast, school gardens, tobacco-free environments and physical education, among other things.

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