K-12 Schools

Operations

School Nutrition Association names its 2023 Lunch Hero award winners

The recipients have been announced in celebration of School Lunch Hero Day.

Operations

State funding will give California school kitchens an upgrade

Also in this week’s legislative update: A handful of states introduce universal free meals bills, and a new Oklahoma law will allow schools to donate leftover food.

Schools are honoring their nutrition teams in a variety of ways this year.

Pomptonian Food Service partnered with N.J. school districts to educate students about sorghum and sample a recipe.

Students at Vernon Hill School have been growing produce and herbs to help feed those around them.

H.R. 2567 seeks to lower the threshold of low-income students required for schools and districts to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision, which allows them to serve meals to all students for free.

A cooking class requested by students has become one of the most popular extracurricular activities offered at Edison Elementary School.

Also in this week’s legislation update: North Carolina debuts two bills related to school nutrition, and Massachusetts funds universal free meals through the end of the school year.

Poudre School District is piloting scanners at three schools starting this month.

The district partnered with nonprofit Eat.Learn.Play on the renovations.

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