Sentences with phrase «improve school»

The roundtable is open to the public and input on ideas and legislation to improve school safety not only in the county but throughout the state is welcome.

TIM KELLY FILE PHOTO The district is looking into getting a camera to help improve school security at the front of the building.

The legislation also includes millions of dollars to improve school security and train and arm school employees.

«We need it to improve school buildings that have mold and lead and asbestos,» Nixon said.

Seventeen students and teachers were killed in a Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, sparking a public outcry for new gun - control measures as well as action to improve school safety.

That led to a massive debate about how to improve school safety and whether to revamp the state's gun laws.

ALBANY — The Republican - led state Senate on Monday approved bills intended to improve school safety in the wake of the latest school shooting massacre, but only after voting down a number of Democratic gun - control proposals and trading insults.

He outlined the government's plans to improve school discipline, take steps to tackling truancy and back Graham Allen's early intervention proposals to tackle the problem.

Things got heated on the New York State Senate floor this week over a debate on bills that majority party Republicans say will improve school safety.

He says simply adding more money won't improve school children's education.

«Leadership and management, including governance, are inadequate and have been unable to improve the school.»

SNA has conducted research on topics and trends that will help you improve your school nutrition program.

On the heels of those headlines, Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 in December to improve school nutrition in the National School Lunch Program.

Throwback Thursday: Working Together to Improve School Food with Shelburne Farms and JBF Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change

I learned Aviva is active in the local and national movement to improve school lunches, make food sources healthier and safer for people and the environment, and alleviate hunger.

We are also going to be conducting video interviews on topics such as school breakfast / breakfast - in - the - classroom, equipment, and scholarships — we hope you will take a few minutes to answer a short series of questions that will help us collect information that will help you, and your colleagues, improve your school nutrition programs.

Together they made a film (which you can order from the site) chronicling their efforts to improve school lunch in their area.

At Elyria city Schools in Ohio, school nutrition staff worked with students and vendors to improve school breakfast at the elementary, middle, and high schools.

Note: Regular TLT readers know that a few months ago I solicited from five of my school food reform superheroes (Mrs. Q, Janet Poppendieck, Ed Bruske, Dr. Susan Rubin and Chef Ann Cooper) some basic advice for parents seeking to improve their school food.

Schools wanting to increase meal take - up or improve their school food finances have been able to receive help and access a suite of targeted resources and support.

Finally, I guess there's nothing I can do to reassure you of my motivations for seeking to improve school food, but it is indeed «purely for the benefit of society's underprivileged children.»

Read the article: «How to Improve School Lunch» (Family Circle... Read more

Also, over 600,000 people have added their names to Jamie's Food Revolution online petition to improve school food.

The regulations may be science - based and well - intentioned, but the fundamental premise that you can improve school food through a litany of rules and mandates WITHOUT significant funding increases is just flawed.

Results of a Pilot Trial to Improve the School Food Environment.

There is the part of me that understands the many different ways we can improve school meals.

-LSB-...] I introduced to TLT readers an anonymous school food professional named «Wilma» who let me share a frank email regarding the difficulties she faces in trying improve school food.

Locate resources on topics and trends that will help you improve your school nutrition program.

I believe that it isn't hard to improve school foods.

BTW, because I was on Spring Break earlier this month, I didn't have a chance to post a New York Times article about similar efforts to improve school children's diets, this time in Mexico.

In a nutshell, this article describes the efforts of one Wisconsin town to improve their school food by removing soda machines, adding water coolers, providing fully stocked salad bars and the like.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's «Food Revolution» television show chronicled his attempts to improve school food in a West Virginia town.

By taking the kids on a field trip to a farm, getting them involved with making nutritious meals, and working with school and government officials, Jamie Oliver has been able to get the government to commit to spending 280 million pounds to improve school lunches around the country.

If Sweetgreen really wants to improve school food in this country, I wish it had given the many thousands of people who've now seen its mocked - up photos a meaningful call to action.

As a result, I decided to ask Dana Woldow, a school food reformer in San Francisco, to guest blog about the realities her community has faced (financial and otherwise) in trying to improve school -LSB-...]

Here's an idea for a fun and effective strategy to improve school food in Houston.

If you are in a position to improve school lunches for the kids in your area, please visit feed me better.com, where you will find some excellent resources and ideas on how to help our kids have access to foods that they need to be at their best!

The survey also asked whether certain other changes would improve school meals.

Recommendation: To improve school food authorities» (SFA) ability to design menus that comply with the new lunch requirements, the Secretary of Agriculture should permanently remove the weekly meat / meat alternate and grain maximums for school lunch defined in federal regulations

Instead, the unlikely source was a Texas mom eager to improve school food.

Nationwide, there have been years of discussion about how to improve school lunches; this summer, the debate heats up again as Congress takes up the reauthorization of child nutrition programs that President Obama has made a centerpiece of his domestic agenda.

Congress just sent President Obama ground - breaking legislation that will dramatically expand and improve school lunches across the country.

It may take efforts and creativity to improve the school lunch menu where you live.

Practical help for small schools looking to improve their school food & wider school food culture

And join any efforts to improve school food in your local community.

Please check out my latest reporting on the effort to improve school food in Oakland: http://www.baycitizen.org/health/story/school-chefs-lesson-healthy-cooking/

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio testifies before congress, July 1, 2010, giving ideas on how to improve school lunches.

Studies also show that these policies do little to improve school safety and disproportionately impact students with EBD (as well as students of color).

And, Bradshaw noted, much of the improvement coincides with the Obama administration's efforts to fund research and use its, ahem, bully pulpit to improve school climate.

Whilst I completely agree with any measures to to improve school meals, I dislike the notion of packed lunch police.