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High school's renovation entices students to dine in

 Oct. 09, 2012

New tables, TVs and murals dress up once-drab dining space

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Confessions of Rick Hughes

 Oct. 04, 2012

Rick Hughes, director of food and nutrition services at Colorado Springs School District 11, loves garlic, admires the White House’s Sam Kass and wishes he could tell a joke.

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Calif. gov. vetos charter school lunch bill

Oct. 04, 2012

Bill would have would have required charters to provide low-income students free or reduced-price meals.

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Rick Hughes: Good food guru

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 03, 2012

You’ll likely hear the words “good food” several times in a conversation with Rick Hughes, director of food and nutrition services for 30,000-student Colorado Springs School District 11. Good food has become a mantra for what the distric

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Florida schools consider cameras to evaluate meal regs

Oct. 03, 2012

Cameras would caputre what goes in trash.

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Fresno school satisfies hunger with organic food

Oct. 02, 2012

Local organic restaurant offers meals at cost for school.

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Chartwells complies with new regs with pizza concept

Oct. 02, 2012

Whole grain pizza crust meets new USDA requirements.

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Composting is cool for Calif. kids

Sep. 28, 2012

Inside the cafeteria at Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., students fidgeted in line, waiting to flip the contents of their lunch trays.

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Vilsack: Snacks answer kids' hunger complaints

Sep. 27, 2012

New calorie limits leaving students hungry, protesting with song.

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Ads on lunch trays?

By Becky Schilling on Sep. 26, 2012

It’s a tough time financially right now for many, both in their personal and professional lives. Companies are always on the lookout for moneymaking endeavors. Never shy from offering an opinion, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has offered to pay the Cleveland school district to place ads on its lunch trays. The district currently has a $13 million budget gap, according to the NPR. PETA send a similar letter to Tuscan school district.

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