K-12 Schools

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Virginia Senators approve universal free school meals bill

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: A Kansas bill would prevent the state from participating in Summer EBT and Ohio lawmakers tackle lunch shaming.

People

Elior North America appoints Travis Young as senior president of education and operations

Young brings 30 years of industry experience to the role.

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Connecticut and Michigan attempt to extend free school meal access in their respective states.

The 53 grants will increase the availability of local foods in schools and more.

Chef and Assistant Nutrition Director Richie Wilim drew on his restaurant background to create the course, which will instruct participants on how to master skills like menu planning and mise en place.

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District has piloted a customizable meal cart to give students more control over what goes into their meal.

Chartwells K12 CEO Amy Shaffer says that the foodservice provider will be leaning into tech as it makes plans for the future.

The foodservice provider is debuting 24 different recipes using farro, quinoa and more.

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: a federal bill aims to beef up cybersecurity in the agriculture and food sectors and a New York lawmaker renews push for universal free school meals.

Farmington Municipal Schools was awarded Elior North America’s Doing Good award for its work in diverting food waste from the landfill.

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