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K-12 Schools

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New meal regs cited for 40% drop in participation

 Sep. 10, 2012

Directors believe initial drop will pick back up.

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Overcrowding forces 9:45 a.m. lunch

Sep. 10, 2012

Decision raises parents ire.

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Calif. director champions new school meal regs

Sep. 10, 2012

Director developed salad bar that became national standard.

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N.C. district charges students for napkins and utensils

Sep. 07, 2012

Charge is for students who bring lunch from home.

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Toronto schools enlist chef Susur Lee to lure back students

Sep. 04, 2012

Celebrity chef working on making cafeterias a cool place to be.

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NYC Schools cut too many calories, say city officials

Sep. 04, 2012

Efforts to curb obesity end up serving students too few calories.

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Wellesley schools stop lunch debt collection efforts

Sep. 04, 2012

The school committee for Wellesley (Mass.) Public Schools voted unanimously to reclassify about $24,000 in lunch debt as a “unverifiable and aged."

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Online tools help schools and farmers connect

Sep. 04, 2012

Program helps schools meet new federal requirements.

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Parent Engagement

Sep. 04, 2012

We create an entire food culture in our school, and we want that to extend to our parents as well. When parents come to pick up their kids after school, we take samples of food to the parking lot so parents can taste what their kids ate that day. 

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NYC Schools do about-face (again) on star chefs

Aug. 29, 2012

Wellness in the Schools will continue with revamped menu.

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