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FSD K-12 Spotlight

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Students find inspiration in salads

 Apr. 07, 2015

Students at a Chicago-area high school designed their ideal salads, then saw their artwork become conversation pieces on the cafeteria wall.

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Director threatens to write Michelle Obama over school menu changes

 Apr. 07, 2015

Healthy but unpopular lunches are costing cafeterias nationwide. One foodservice director has even vowed to write to Michelle Obama to voice her concerns.

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School goes table-to-farm

Apr. 07, 2015

One elementary school is moving leftover food from cafeteria tables to local farms, inviting farmers who need feed to pick up the school’s food scraps .

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District takes seven parents to court over delinquent cafeteria accounts

Mar. 10, 2015

Delinquent accounts in the school district total $9,963 with the seven cases amounting to $4,477, according to the district business office.

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Second grader writes letter to Michelle Obama about “ruining” Taco Tuesday

Mar. 10, 2015

The student, who doesn’t like the new wheat tortillas and whole-wheat pizza crust that are used in the school cafeteria, airs his complaints to the First Lady.

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Snow days leaving kids hungry

Mar. 10, 2015

Students who get free or reduced-price lunches are finding themselves hungry at home during snow days. One district is looking for ways to help.

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Is an extra 35 cents enough to help a cafeteria break even?

Mar. 10, 2015

The School Nutrition Association is asking Congress for an additional 35-cent reimbursement per meal to offset rising food prices and the cost of adhering to new nutritional standards, but it might not be enough for some districts.

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School to go all-vegan by fall 2015

Mar. 10, 2015

The privately-funded school is going beyond Meatless Mondays and will be the first to offer an all-vegan cafeteria. Officials have been working on making the switch since 2013.

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Culinary boot camp could start a national movement

By Paul King on Mar. 10, 2015

When 39 school foodservice directors and their affiliates gathered in December in Minneapolis, Minn., for a three-day culinary “boot camp,” they did more than taste food and share ideas.

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New Jersey requires parent notification on unpaid meal charges

Feb. 16, 2015

A new law prohibits New Jersey schools from not serving meals to students who have delinquent payment accounts without notifying parents first.

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