Sentences with phrase «subsidized school meals program»

She struggles to sell thousands of families on her belief that the federally - subsidized school meals program can support made - from - scratch food that's not only nutritious and sustainably sourced, but also attractive to kids trained to prefer convenience foods.

Many children depend upon subsidized school meal programs to supplement substandard diets at home; when summer arrives, that aid frequently goes away.

Not exact matches

Some are advocating for the government to subsidize a free or reduced - cost meal program in higher education, similar to what's available in K - 12 schools.

However, foods served at classroom parties and at other school functions aren't covered under these guidelines (even though they do compete with the federally subsidized meals program, at least in my mind).

No school is allowed to sell soda as part of the federally subsidized meal program, and fruits and vegetables are now required meal components.

In October, the USDA's Food and Nutrition Services division, which oversees the subsidized meal program, circulated a memo saying that while it encourages the use of salad bars in schools, school menu planners must tell students the minimum amounts they must take from salad bars, cashiers «must be trained to judge accurately the quantities of self - service items,» and point - of - sale registers «must be stationed after the salad bar.»

-LSB-...] In order to break even under the current federal program, school districts almost universally sell «a la carte» foods in addition to the federally subsidized meal.

Erica Goodman, a graduate student in media studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, volunteers in the local schools as part of a campaign to boost participation in the subsidized meal program.

The jolt in demand for government - subsidized meals comes as many school programs are struggling to balance their food service budgets because of higher costs and a decline in paying customers, school nutrition advocates said.

In October, the USDA's Food and Nutrition Services division, which oversees the subsidized meal program, circulated a memo saying that while it encourages the use of salad bars in schools, school menu planners must tell students the minimum amounts they must take from salad bars, cashiers «must be trained to judge accurately the quantities of self - service items,» and point of sale registers «must be stationed after the salad bar.»

For many children, the federally - subsidized meals program, where milk is a required element at breakfast and at lunch, is an important source of calcium and vitamin D — at least when school is in session.

Micheline Piekarski, president of the Illinois School Food Service Association, said some schools might find it cheaper to drop out of subsidized lunch programs altogether and offer more expensive, less nutritious ala carte menus instead of full meals.

While the federal lunch program subsidizes school meals at a rate of $ 2.68 each, schools must shoulder the other costs.

But the biggest problem I've had all along with this approach is that it does not address the needs of elementary school children, who are the biggest consumers of the federally - subsidized meals program.

Yet, much of that work depends on a simple, often unstated, assumption: that the short list of control variables captured in educational data systems — prior achievement, student demographics, English language learner status, eligibility for federally subsidized meals or programs for gifted and special education students — include the relevant factors by which students are sorted to teachers and schools.

These programs subsidize meals for more than 30 million low - income children, provide supplemental funding to 56,000 high - poverty schools, and support special education programs for nearly 7 million students.

Federally subsidized meal programs have since expanded to include school breakfast as well as after - school and summer options.