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Nearly 30 states now allow school nutrition professionals to be vaccinated for COVID-19

By Benita Gingerella on Feb. 17, 2021

While more nutrition workers across the country are eligible for the vaccine, many are struggling to schedule appointments due to limited supplies.

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New CDC guidelines suggest that younger students should be learning in person

By Benita Gingerella on Feb. 16, 2021

Elementary students should have access to in-person instruction even when community transmission of COVID-19 is high, the CDC says.

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2 Mich. school districts deploy electric buses to deliver meals and transport students

By Benita Gingerella on Feb. 08, 2021

The buses are expected to save almost 490 tons of greenhouse gas emissions over their lifetime.

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Biden issues executive orders aimed at increasing SNAP and Pandemic EBT benefits

By Benita Gingerella on Jan. 22, 2021

The orders seek to up federal food assistance for families struggling amid COVID-19.

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Study reveals school nutrition professionals’ safety worries during COVID-19

By Benita Gingerella on Jan. 11, 2021

A majority of survey respondents said that employee safety was somewhat or much more difficult during the pandemic.

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3 ways to boost staff morale as the pandemic continues

By Julianne Pepitone on Jan. 08, 2021

Constant pivoting can breed constant stress, as FSDs around the country have learned firsthand.

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How Lee's Summit R-7 School District powered through a head-spinning series of events

By Julianne Pepitone on Jan. 08, 2021

When the pandemic started, Nutrition Director Lori Danella and her team didn’t know how exactly they would pull off meal service, but they knew they had to.

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Chicago Public Schools to begin holding in-person classes for select students

By Benita Gingerella on Jan. 04, 2021

Students in Pre-K and special education programs can resume in-person learning next week.

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How K-12 by Elior was able to scale up its home-delivery program for school meals

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 22, 2020

Door-to-Door by K-12 will soon be serving over 100 schools across the country.

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School nutrition funding included in latest COVID-19 relief bill

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 22, 2020

The funding comes as school nutrition programs across the country continue to struggle with financial losses due to the pandemic.

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