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School district seeks free lunch for all

 May 14, 2015

Leaders of the Rockford, Illinois, district plan to apply for a new USDA program called Community Eligibility Provision, which would allow the district to feed all of its students for free based on the reimbursement it would receive on qualifying students.

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Pennsylvania school district considers relaxing approach to students with insufficient meal funds

 May 14, 2015

After hearing that a student’s lunch was thrown away because his lunch account didn’t contain enough money to cover the meal, school board members in a Pittsburgh-area district are looking to amend their policy for addressing students who have insufficient meal funds.

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Despite drought, San Diego Unified grows local sourcing program

By Katie Fanuko on May 13, 2015

San Diego Unified School District’s produce procurer discusses the importance of communication and staying nimble while overseeing the district’s local sourcing initiative.

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Study: Chefs steer children towards vegetables

May 13, 2015

A Harvard researcher says while structural changes in cafeteria food will get kids to pick up vegetables, more children actually consume the vegetables when a chef is involved.

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Colorado school district relies on food trucks to serve lunch

May 12, 2015

With 85 percent of lunches rejected by students, Boulder Valley public schools are counting on food trucks to get them to eat healthier foods.

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High school partners with nonprofit to reduce school’s waste

May 12, 2015

The LifeCycle Innovation Project is a three-phase process that takes food waste from lunches and turns it into high-quality compost for use in Lower Richland High School’s greenhouse.

Steal This Idea

Transparent temperature tracking

May 11, 2015

We changed how we record temperatures of our hot and cold items by moving our logs to highly visible locations.

People

Brittany Temkin

May 11, 2015

Brittany Temkin has made a difference at Princeton Food Management Associates by taking on her first management position, becoming skilled at product ordering with minimal training and increasing lunch participation.

Menu

The essential pulse

May 11, 2015

Lentils, chickpeas and dry beans serve a valuable function on non-commercial menus.

Workforce

Meet 2015 Silver Plate winner Mary Arlinda Hill

May 11, 2015

For Mary Arlinda Hill, the drive to improve the well-being of her students, 90 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced-price meals, is personal.

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