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... Including a $100K initiative in Vermont

 Dec. 04, 2014

The funds will expand farm-to-school programs throughout the state.

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Texas school district hires chef

 Dec. 04, 2014

Killeen ISD administrators hope move will improve quality, healthfulness of school meals.

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USDA funds more local sourcing by schools…

Dec. 04, 2014

The department is providing $5 million for 82 projects aiming to foster connections between school cafeterias and local farmers.

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Cafeteria worker pleads guilty to stealing $90,000 from student accounts

Dec. 03, 2014

A Carnegie woman who worked in the Keystone Oaks High School cafeteria pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $90,000 from student accounts, court records show.

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Colleges aren’t the only schools opening pantries

Dec. 02, 2014

Some Davenport schools are opening food pantries in their buildings to help students and their families.

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School cafeteria environment can influence dining, study suggests

Dec. 02, 2014

A new study suggests that, by changing the lunch environment, schools can encourage kids to make better choices without even changing their menus.

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Grab-and-go breakfast doubles high school’s participation

Dec. 02, 2014

A new grab-and-go breakfast option at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School has more than doubled the number of students starting the day with a healthy morning meal.

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Push for fresher food brings rodent problem to San Francisco schools

Dec. 01, 2014

The San Francisco Unified School District's new fresh-food program has been giving schools a stomachache, as a lack of refrigerators has put the brakes on plans to expand the program.

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Dropping out of federal lunch program raises sales at Chicago schools

Dec. 01, 2014

More students are eating the school lunches at the northwest suburban school district that revamped its food service program after rejecting a federal subsidy this year.

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USDA doubles purchase of surplus cranberries

Dec. 01, 2014

As Americans break out the cranberries for Thanksgiving dinners, the federal government is taking steps to put more of the tart fruit in food pantries and school lunches.

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