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Supply chain challenges, lower participation were fixtures among school meal programs in the fall

 By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 06, 2022

A new study by the National Center for Education Statistics analyzes data collected from public schools in October.

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N.J. officials sponsor resolution calling on Congress to extend universal free meals

 By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 05, 2022

The resolution states that free meals should be offered to all public school students as families continue to struggle financially due to inflation and COVID-19.

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School district partners with Native American tribe to bring local beef to school menus

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 02, 2022

Atoka Public Schools receives up to 600 pounds of beef weekly from The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for use in school meals.

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How the Chef Ann Foundation is investing in labor to increase scratch cooking in schools

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 01, 2022

The Healthy School Food Pathway is designed to help school foodservice professionals develop the skills they need to make more meals from scratch.

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N.Y. school nutrition operators struggling with meal debt in wake of universal free meals, survey finds

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 01, 2022

Around half of respondents reported that unpaid meal debt is a challenge this school year, with many saying it's accumulating faster than in the past.

Sustainability

How one organization is reducing food waste in Rhode Island schools

By Reyna Estrada on Nov. 28, 2022

Rhode Island Schools Recycling Club implements a sorting process to reduce landfill-bound waste in the cafeteria.

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Minnesota schools that give alternative meals to students with meal debt are breaking the law, state attorney general says

By Benita Gingerella on Nov. 21, 2022

The state banned lunch shaming last year; however, its department of education asked for clarification on the law after receiving reports that some schools were still serving alternative meals.

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USDA launches School Food System Transformation Challenge

By Kelsey Squire on Nov. 11, 2022

The department is putting $50 million toward the initiative, which aims to foster collaboration between schools and the food industry at large.

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Universal free meals get go-ahead from Colorado voters

By Kelsey Squire on Nov. 09, 2022

A majority voted in favor of Proposition FF, which would increase taxes for some Coloradans to fund the free meals and provide nutrition-related grants for schools.

Sustainability

School in the Square eliminates single-use disposables with new partnership

By Reyna Estrada on Nov. 08, 2022

The program will divert 216,000 containers from landfills and reduce 23,689 kg of CO2e emissions.

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