School Districts: Central Ohio school districts upgrade security during summer
August 6th, 2015 – Multiple school districts throughout central Ohio have spent a good amount of their summer upgrading and redefining security protocols for their school buildings. These range from security cameras to new entry vestibules to clarification or...School Nutrition: Indiana districts mix health with curb appeal
August 5th, 2015 – In this article, school-lunch officials in central Indiana talk about form vs. function, among other things: preparing from-scratch food that fits the definition of food that appeals to students (burgers, nachos, etc.), but adheres to much...School Health: Medical preparation for Illinois school district
August 3rd, 2015 – This story, about an Illinois school district and its practices regarding getting students medically prepared for the upcoming school year, highlights several new practices designed to minimize the spread of infections. Read more about this...School Nutrition: Framing healthy school meals in a positive way
July 29th, 2015 – In this short interview with Kathryn Wilson, the new deputy undersecretary for the USDA, she talks about the need to appeal to both students and parents for healthy school meals, as well as what works and what could use improvement in current...School Nutrition: Urban School Food Alliance requests federal funding and leeway
July 28th, 2015 – The Urban School Food Alliance, comprised of professionals from the nation’s six largest school districts, is petitioning the federal government for an increase in per-meal funding by the USDA (to bring public-school meal funding more in...School Nutrition: WAPS offers free healthy meals during summer break
July 27th, 2015 – Winona Area Public Schools joins several other school districts in offering healthy school meals over the summer break to students who otherwise may not have access to balanced nutrition. WAPS is more open than some in terms of its criteria and...School Education: Rural Ohio districts lead state in online exams
July 24th, 2015 – Rural school districts in Ohio lead the state on dispensing exams online to their students; the percentage of exams conducted online sits at 24 percent with rural districts, as opposed to 17 percent statewide. Read more about this story...School Finance: "Paid Lunch Equity" and its applications
July 23rd, 2015 – A senator from Oklahoma recently proposed a bill to relax mandatory price floors on school district “paid” lunches. Quick background: Part of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was a requirement that districts receiving...School Nutrition: Greater access to free/reduced summer nutrition needed
July 22nd, 2015 – Roughly 400,000 children receive free/reduced lunch while school is in session, while roughly 200,000 children receive free/reduced breakfast. The same number aren’t receiving free/reduced nutrition during the summer months, despite...School Districts: Ithaca City names two new administrators
July 21st, 2015 – Ithaca City School District, one of our valued customers, has just filled two new administrative positions by promoting from within. Congratulations to Liddy Coyle, the district’s new chief academic officer, and to David Brown as the new...School Education: Blue Valley CAPS Program Grows in Popularity
July 20th, 2015 – The Center for Advanced Professional Studies program (abbreviated as CAPS) in Overland Park, Kansas, aims to provide a crucial connection between education and industry: biosciences, engineering, human services, medicine, and other growing...School Nutrition: Culinary Boot Camp
July 16th, 2015 – We’ve seen a couple instances like this before, involving a special function to raise enthusiasm for healthier school meals. This story involves a school district in Frederick County, Maryland. Read more...
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