Sentences with phrase «of public school lunches»

I've been thinking about the Edible Schoolyard recently, as I face the reality of public school lunches here in DC for my daughter and her friends.

Sad, considering the quality of our public school lunches............ all processed food.

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I have known Jamie for many years and have been impressed with his dynamism as he has ramped up his restaurant business and built his worldwide brand through his various TV shows, all the while pouring his efforts into teaching people to eat better, drawing public attention to the poor quality of school lunches, and developing Fifteen, his restaurant and social enterprise that trains unemployed young people to become professional chefs.

Mark Seetin, director of regulatory and industry affairs for the U.S. Apple Association said that while school lunches were a «significant contributor» to increased consumption, «When a company as big as McDonald's helps promote something, it not only boosts sales, but also really raises public awareness.»

Completely scrap the the funding for private schools, but in the event it's not politically expedient for the government heading into an election, at least consider a reduction in funding levels to financially aid the public system and alleviate some of the pressures they currently are experiencing with class size, lack of teachers and the challenges inherent in providing school lunch programs.

It involved the problem of free public transportation for students attending parochial schools, and it also involved the possibility of parochial students receiving various forms of Federal subsidy for such things as school lunches and textbooks.

And of course they were one of the few dishes I looked forward to at public school lunch.

Having taught for some years in the public school system of MS, I can say that in many of the rural schools in this state (likely the same in nearby states as well for rural schools) have many football players on free or reduced price school lunch programs and very poor training and weight room facilities.

For the first time, a majority of the country's public school students — 51 percent of them, to be precise — fell below the federal government's threshold for being «low income,» meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunch.

Many of the schools we serve are private schools, and the public districts we do serve have Free and Reduced rates below 10 % [i.e, fewer than 10 % of the kids qualify for free or reduced price lunch.]

Recess Before Lunch: The Montana Office of Public Instruction encourages schools to adopt a recess before lunch poLunch: The Montana Office of Public Instruction encourages schools to adopt a recess before lunch polunch policy.

No matter the demographics of the community — low - income or wealthy, private or public school, ethnically diverse or homogenous — there simply isn't a consensus of what parents want from school lunch.

Any public school containing these grades with a minimum enrollment of 125 students per school site, have a breakfast program, and serve at least 40 % of its lunches to free and reduced price meals shall be eligible for a state financial supplement.

With the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, PL 105 - 268, the U.S. Congress established a requirement for all local agencies (including public and nonpublic, as well as Residential Child Care Institutions) with a federally - funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of public school students whose favorite meal is french fries and chicken nuggets might end up eating something else for lunch under legislation the state Senate passed Thursday to bans trans fats from Illinois schools that participate in the state lunch program.

Of her own memories of cafeteria food at public school, she said: «I only got pizza on hot lunch days, and even that was barely edible.&raquOf her own memories of cafeteria food at public school, she said: «I only got pizza on hot lunch days, and even that was barely edible.&raquof cafeteria food at public school, she said: «I only got pizza on hot lunch days, and even that was barely edible.»

But in terms of the tone used by the lunch room volunteers — I will say that my two kids are now old veterans of public elementary school lunch rooms and they've certainly endured their share of barking lunch room monitors.

We have friends whose kids are going to the public kindergarten (only 1/2 day) with the «wraparound» enrichment program for the rest of the day; their little ones are already stressed out because they have just 2.75 hours in school, during which they're basically being trampled on with mountains of «instruction,» and the wraparound program gives just 20 minutes for lunch while foregoing rest time in favor of «reading instruction» and «homework help.»

-LSB-...] of public - school children Chris Liebig offers the following explanation for what he calls the «incredible shrinking lunch period»: At a meeting with concerned parents, the school superintendent sympathized with our concerns, but -LSB-...]

From a recent article in The Bay Citizen I learned that about two dozen small, affluent public schools in the California Bay Area have opted out of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and instead have hired small catering companies (such as... [Continue reading]

But truthfully, there are people out there who are very under - educated about food and can benefit from laws that stop tobacco being sold to minors and keep junk out of tax - funded public school lunches.

-LSB-...] and parent of public - school children offers the following explanation for what he calls the «incredible shrinking lunch period»: At a meeting with concerned parents, the school superintendent sympathized with our concerns, but -LSB-...]

About 100,000 Chicago public high school students, 80 percent of whom qualify for free and reduced - price lunches, can choose nachos as an entree every day.

A Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman said she could not say how many schools prohibit packed lunches and that decision is left to the judgment of the prinSchools spokeswoman said she could not say how many schools prohibit packed lunches and that decision is left to the judgment of the prinschools prohibit packed lunches and that decision is left to the judgment of the principals.

Chicago Public Schools Inspector General James Sullivan recently found more than a dozen instances of falsified lunch applications among city and school employees at one West Side high school.

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Thousands of public school students whose favorite meal is french fries and chicken nuggets would eat something else for lunch under legislation the state Senate passed Thursday to ban trans fat from Illinois schools that participate in the state lunch program.

Samples of the meat and cheese that instructors ate at a May 4 lunch celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week at Westgate Elementary School, 500 S. Dwyer Ave., showed no evidence of bacterial infection, said Michael Vernon, director of the infectious disease unit at the Cook County Department of Public...

It's a shame they can't replace the mysterious chicken lumps served in Chicago Public Schools, where one dish of the Zullo's snack could pay food costs for seven lunches.

For the majority of adults who have not eaten a public school lunch since they were in school, Wu's almost daily blog captured many realities of CPS» meal program.

Last year, 76 percent of public school students in the city received free lunches and another 6 percent did not pay full price for their meals, according to CPS records.

It was my understanding from the article that this school participates in the National School Lunch Program (it isn't limited to just public schools); if they do participate, then they are subject to all of the same requirements as a regular public sschool participates in the National School Lunch Program (it isn't limited to just public schools); if they do participate, then they are subject to all of the same requirements as a regular public sSchool Lunch Program (it isn't limited to just public schools); if they do participate, then they are subject to all of the same requirements as a regular public schoolschool.

A Tribune analysis in January highlighted concerns about fraud in the federal school lunch program within Chicago Public Schools because of layers of bureaucracy, incentives for high enrollment, and minimal checks and balances.

Thousands of public school students whose favorite meal is french fries and chicken nuggets might end up eating something else for lunch under legislation the state Senate passed Thursday to bans trans fats from Illinois schools that participate in the state lunch program.

«The company's decision came after McDonald's, the National School Lunch Program, Kroger Co., Safeway Inc.and others made public their reduction or elimination of the product from their outlets in recent weeks.

North - Grand High School was cited for school lunch abuses in a report by the inspector general of the Chicago Public ScSchool was cited for school lunch abuses in a report by the inspector general of the Chicago Public Scschool lunch abuses in a report by the inspector general of the Chicago Public Schools.

Franklin County Public Schools wants to give every student the best chance to succeed academically, and providing universal breakfast and lunch is part of that strategy.

We should all be less concerned about supermarket shoppers being misled (though that's a real problem) and far more worried about the 32 million public school children participating in the National School Lunch Program and the 12 million in the School Breakfast Program, all of whom are offered milk — usually including a flavored milk option — each and every school day, sometimes multiple times school children participating in the National School Lunch Program and the 12 million in the School Breakfast Program, all of whom are offered milk — usually including a flavored milk option — each and every school day, sometimes multiple times School Lunch Program and the 12 million in the School Breakfast Program, all of whom are offered milk — usually including a flavored milk option — each and every school day, sometimes multiple times School Breakfast Program, all of whom are offered milk — usually including a flavored milk option — each and every school day, sometimes multiple times school day, sometimes multiple times a day.

A report from the North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction shows that paid lunch prices in Haywood County in 2011 - 12 were $ 2 in elementary and $ 2.25 in middle and high school.

Illinois Department of Public Health officials said their investigation indicates frozen breaded chicken fingers served for lunch were probably contaminated at a U.S. Department of Agriculture commodities site in St. Louis that distributes food for school lunch programs.

Under the Minnesota Lunchpower program, each public school district tabulates the average nutrient content of school lunches each month, and vendors who sell products to the schools must submit nutrient analyses of their products before contracts will be signed.

Any school that participates in a program authorized under the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act must develop a local wellness policy as specified in the Section 204 of the Public Law 108 — 265, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act ofschool that participates in a program authorized under the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act must develop a local wellness policy as specified in the Section 204 of the Public Law 108 — 265, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act ofSchool Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act must develop a local wellness policy as specified in the Section 204 of the Public Law 108 — 265, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004.

When a public school or district decides to opt out of the USDA School Lunch program, they are no longer required to comply with the stanschool or district decides to opt out of the USDA School Lunch program, they are no longer required to comply with the stanSchool Lunch program, they are no longer required to comply with the standards.

Of course, school lunch is one part of the larger war that must be waged — against the public's apathy, lack of awareness, or disenfranchisement from the systeOf course, school lunch is one part of the larger war that must be waged — against the public's apathy, lack of awareness, or disenfranchisement from the systeof the larger war that must be waged — against the public's apathy, lack of awareness, or disenfranchisement from the systeof awareness, or disenfranchisement from the system.

Many of you have already seen on TLT's Facebook page today's New York Times blog account of a New York City fourth - grader named Zachary who secretly filmed the lunches at his public school cafeteria, often revealing a startling disparity between the school menu's glowing description of the meal and the dismal food actually served.

In our city, where three - fourths of public school students qualify for free and reduced - priced lunches, we have a special responsibility to make sure that each and every child receives the nutritious, delicious meals that will propel them to academic success.

As summarized by Reuters, the study's researchers peered into the lunch boxes of 626 third and fourth graders from 12 public elementary schools in Eastern Massachusetts, and found that only 34 % of lunches contained fruit, only 11 % contained vegetables, 42 % contained snacks and 28 % included dessert.

Established in 2004, The Golden Carrot Awards recognize food service teams in both public and private school districts doing exceptional work to improve the healthfulness of school lunches.

I'm belatedly reporting that at the start of the school year, Boston Public Schools announced that it will be providing free breakfast and lunch to all of its students, regardless of income status.

Students in DC Public Schools depend on breakfasts, lunches, after school snacks, supper, and fresh fruit and vegetables to counter the effects of a rough economy and widening urban income inequality.