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FSD K-12 Spotlight

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Arizona plans broadest Smart Snacks fundraiser exemption policy

 Feb. 16, 2015

Federal Smart Snacks requirements will be under review by a committee set up to look at education regulations deemed overreaching or unnecessary.

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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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Virginia schools say healthy food requirements thwart fund raising efforts

Feb. 16, 2015

Clubs at Virginia high schools say they are limited in what they can sell during fundraisers as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

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Minnesota bill could provide free breakfast for all K-6 students

Feb. 16, 2015

A free school breakfast for all students up to the sixth grade is one of the plans included in an education bill introduced by state legislators.

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School district could offer all students free lunch

Feb. 10, 2015

An Illinois school district is contemplating whether to make a free breakfast and lunch available to all students starting next school year.

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School district pulls blue biscuits

Feb. 10, 2015

Middle School parents say students were served biscuits that appeared moldy, though an inspection found the color was due to a chemical reaction.

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Judiciary panel allows relaxed K-12 nutrition standards during states of emergency

Feb. 10, 2015

West Virginia’s Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill allowing schools to relax nutrition standards during states of emergency or preparedness.

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Michelle Obama: Kids will eventually embrace changes in school lunches, nutrition

Feb. 10, 2015

The First Lady says students who are accustomed to eating healthier at school could become a generation that embraces healthier eating habits.

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St. Anne School’s brand new lunchroom a hit with students

By Katie Fanuko on Feb. 10, 2015

When students at St. Anne School in Laguna Niguel, Calif., went to lunch on Feb. 2, they were able see their new two-story cafeteria for the first time.

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School district starts text message program to send nutritional updates

Feb. 10, 2015

The Fit Kids Text program at sends families tips about nutrition, healthy eating habits and upcoming school menus.

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