Stories Tagged "schools"
Schools Turn Their Noses Up At Lean Finely Textured Beef
posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:33 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's school districts are turning up their noses at "pink slime," the beef product that caused a public uproar earlier this year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the vast majority of states participating in...
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Lawmakers, schools worry about school meal costs
posted on June 3, 2011 at 2:06 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eating healthy food isn't always cheap, and some conservatives in Congress are concerned that the Obama administration's effort to make school lunches more nutritious is a luxury the nation can't afford.
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Market to Market (January 14, 2011)
posted on January 14, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Government Announces First Overhaul of School Lunches in 15 years
posted on January 13, 2011 at 2:01 PM
School brings farming to The Big Apple
posted on November 5, 2010 at 3:11 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - A formerly weed-choked lot in New York's South Bronx will be a classroom for a new venture called Farm School NYC: The New York City School of Urban Agriculture.
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Senate Passes Bill to Make School Lunches Healthy
posted on August 6, 2010 at 2:08 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pizzas and hamburgers in the school lunch line would be healthier under child nutrition legislation passed by the Senate Thursday, a key part of first lady Michelle Obama's campaign to end childhood obesity.
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Pollan and Hurst Debate the Future of Agriculture
posted on July 16, 2010 at 11:07 AM
President Obama Holds Town Hall Meeting in Ottumwa, Iowa
posted on April 30, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Used Cafeteria Oil Could Power Alabama School Buses
posted on May 29, 2009 at 8:05 PM
From Mystery Meat to Biodiesel Fleet: Used Oil from Cafeterias Might Power Alabama School Buses MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) -- Alabama's school children might one day ride to-and-from campus in buses that are powered with cooking oil leftover from making...
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In Tough Times More Students Feed on Free Lunches
posted on December 12, 2008 at 8:12 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government program that serves free lunches to low-income children has become a rapidly growing resource for families that find themselves blindsided by the depressed economy.
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L.A. Okays Ban on Fast Food Restaurants
posted on July 25, 2008 at 8:07 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP)—A Los Angeles City Council committee has unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a 32-square-mile area, mostly in South Los Angeles.
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Rural Students Outperform City Kids in Science Says Report
posted on July 27, 2007 at 8:07 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rural students perform better in science than their urban counterparts, and rural teachers are generally happy with their schools, a federal study says.
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More Students Participating in Free and Reduced School Meals
posted on December 8, 2006 at 8:12 PM
An anti-hunger group said students from low-income families are eating more free and reduced meals.
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Restricting Your Child's School Lunch Selections
posted on February 24, 2006 at 8:02 PM
Parents in Houston, Texas will soon be able to control what their children eat at school.
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Study Finds No Snack Left Behind
posted on September 9, 2005 at 8:09 PM
Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals in nine out of 10 schools, a government survey has found.
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