K-12 Schools

Drought shows signs of letting up, climatologist says

10-23-2014 | Source: theeagle.com

The drought that has plagued the southern United States since 2011 is easing its grip on areas across the state, according to a Texas A&M climatology expert.

Vermont struggles to get local dairy and beef into schools

10-23-2014 | Source: Burlington Free Press

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture reports that 870 cow dairies produce 2.6 billion pounds of milk annually, along with dairy beef from an estimated 26,400 to 33,000 cows.

Hot chocolate, cool flavors

10-22-2014 Menu Development

Powdered mix with freeze-dried marshmallow bits? Think again. Whether for special events or as an everyday indulgence, operators are finding new, unexpected ways to make hot chocolate feel fresh.

Porking out

10-21-2014 Industry News & Opinion

“I don’t know how you got this job,” my mother remarked to me last week when I got back from a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

LA school cafeteria workers told to speak only English

10-21-2014 | Source: LA School Report

A controversy is brewing at Harvard Elementary School where LA Unified cafeteria workers say they feel discriminated against after being instructed to speak only English during working hours.

Taking pork to the street

10-21-2014 Menu Development

Pork’s versatility offers operators the chance to have some fun with the protein, especially in trendy street food applications.

Inside the new school lunch

10-21-2014 | Source: The Atlantic

On a typical Thursday, Cole Coffey, a sixth-grader at Schoo Middle School in Lincoln, Nebraska, would face a school lunch menu that reads a little like a Weight-Watchers recipe guide:

School lunch program emphasizes local, organic food

10-21-2014 | Source: Chicago Tribune

On Friday, 7-year-old Jamarcus Spencer devoured an organic hot dog that is on the menu because the school is working to provide more healthy meals to its students.