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Technology versus privacy

 By Paul King on Mar. 20, 2014

I was reading an article the other day about a bill currently making its way through the Florida legislature that would ban the use of biometrics in school cafeterias in the interest of protecting children’s privacy.

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Breakfast regs causing fewer problems than lunch

 By Becky Schilling on Mar. 12, 2014

New breakfast regulations are easier to meet and are causing fewer negative student reactions than last year's lunch ones. That's borne out by statistics that show participation for the morning meal holding steady in the past two years. This year's K-12 Census Report also looks at the cost per meal, participation levels and the new competitive foods rules.

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Reflections from LAC

By Becky Schilling on Mar. 12, 2014

This year’s Legislative Action Conference (LAC), held last week in Washington, D.C., saw nearly 900 child nutrition professionals brave a winter storm in our nation’s capital.

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The enemy within

By Becky Schilling on Mar. 10, 2014

What do cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and salt have in common? They are all being regulated in some way by the U.S. government due to their potential negative effects on health.

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Healthy-eating rules are no problem, Pocono schools say

Mar. 10, 2014

Pocono schools say they cut out junk food a long time ago, so new federal rules allowing schools to advertise only healthy foods should be no problem.

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Foodservice operations protest food safety 'glove law'

Mar. 07, 2014

State lawmakers have passed a new food safety law that they wish they hadn't.

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Free lunch bill advances in the House

Mar. 07, 2014

If low-income children can't afford a nutritious, hot lunch, the state of Minnesota should pick up the tab, the House Education Finance Committee decided Thursday.

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Two new studies underscore hopes, frustrations of revamped school lunches

Mar. 06, 2014

A new government study indicates that school districts have struggled to implement the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s revamped nutrition standards for school meals, while others are eating more fruits and vegetables.

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Be careful what you ask for

By Becky Schilling on Mar. 04, 2014

Several years ago, I attended my first Legislative Action Committee (LAC) conference. This was before the 2010 reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, which put into place the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA).

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Federal audit calls new school lunch rules a failure

Mar. 03, 2014

The federal government’s changes to school lunch menus have been disastrous, causing problems for cafeterias trying to comply with the rules and leaving the menu so expensive or unpalatable that more than 1 million students have stopped buying lunch, according to a government audit released Thursday.

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