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Do NJ school lunches need to better reflect cultural food preferences?

 Sep. 11, 2014

But a bill to be considered Thursday by a state Assembly panel would ask middle and high schools to set up advisory committees to recommend breakfast and lunch dishes.

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District’s cookie nixed by Smart Snacks being sold outside campus

 Sep. 10, 2014

A northeast Ohio school district that discontinued a popular cafeteria cookie under new federal nutritional guidelines says it has heard from plenty of people commenting on the decision or wanting to place special orders for the treat, some from out of state.

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Smart Snacks rules cut into profit at Greenville County schools

Sep. 10, 2014

A slew of volunteers man the Generals' Store at Wade Hampton High School, selling snacks to hungry high school students during breakfast and lunch hours.

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North Carolina district sees increased participation from new USDA program

Sep. 08, 2014

McDowell County Schools Child Nutrition is seeing an increase in breakfast and lunch participation at elementary schools across the district.

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All Philly students to receive free meals

Sep. 06, 2014

Every student who attends a Philadelphia School District school is now eligible for free breakfast and lunch, officials announced Thursday.

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Eight states to pilot USDA local purchasing program

Sep. 06, 2014

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture program is designed to boost local control of school food purchases this year.

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Students give nutritious school lunches low grades

Sep. 05, 2014

Healthier lunches full of leafy greens and whole grains will again be on menus in districts across Michigan when school opens Tuesday.

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Another district opts out of the National School Lunch Program

Sep. 04, 2014

Fayetteville-Manlius has joined the list of school districts which have decided to opt out of the federal government's National School Lunch Program.

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A president’s perspective

By Becky Schilling on Sep. 04, 2014

Earlier this year at an educational summit I had the opportunity to spend some time getting to know Leah Schmidt, director of nutrition services at Hickman Mills C-1 School District, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Princeton to dining services employee: Give up medical marijuana or lose job

Sep. 03, 2014

A former Libertarian candidate for the state Senate says his employer, Princeton University, has told him must choose between keeping his job or participating in New Jersey's medical marijuana program.

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