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FSD K-12 Spotlight

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Families volunteer to tend school garden during summer

 Jun. 09, 2015

While school is out, families of Pelican School students will take turns tending the garden, so students can enjoy the fruits of their spring planting in the fall.

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Senator calls for protection of child nutrition standards

 Jun. 09, 2015

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is calling on Congress to uphold child nutrition standards set forth in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

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2-1-1 helps children find free meals

Jun. 09, 2015

The USDA and Florida Department of Agriculture are endorsing a 2-1-1 helpline, which will help families find schools offering free summer meals to children.

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Texas school district approves ‘Mega Lunch’ for students

Jun. 09, 2015

Starting this fall, high school students in Abilene Independent School District will have the opportunity to eat lunch, attend tutorials and work with their teachers to get help if needed during Mega Lunch, a 66-minute block of time built into the middle of the day.

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District adds delivery to summer food program

Jun. 09, 2015

A school district in Florida has stepped up its summer foodservice program by adding more site locations, a second mobile feeding bus and delivery to apartment complexes, local churches, YMCAs and Boys & Girls Clubs.

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Despite drought, San Diego Unified grows local sourcing program

By Katie Fanuko on May 13, 2015

San Diego Unified School District’s produce procurer discusses the importance of communication and staying nimble while overseeing the district’s local sourcing initiative.

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High school partners with nonprofit to reduce school’s waste

May 12, 2015

The LifeCycle Innovation Project is a three-phase process that takes food waste from lunches and turns it into high-quality compost for use in Lower Richland High School’s greenhouse.

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Colorado school district relies on food trucks to serve lunch

May 12, 2015

With 85 percent of lunches rejected by students, Boulder Valley public schools are counting on food trucks to get them to eat healthier foods.

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School goes table-to-farm

Apr. 07, 2015

One elementary school is moving leftover food from cafeteria tables to local farms, inviting farmers who need feed to pick up the school’s food scraps .

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5 reasons why Mary Arlinda Hill is a Silver Plate Winner

By Katie Fanuko on Apr. 07, 2015

Mary Arlinda Hill continually aims to improve both Jackson Public Schools and her community.

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