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Daily Report: Health and Welfare, K–12

Students support, but don't always eat, new school lunches

October 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
In a taste test of new lunch items last year at the Long Beach Unified School District, the "fiesta salad" received a nearly 73 percent approval rating. One student even declared that the dish of pinto beans, cilantro, corn, tomatoes and cayenne pepper was "better than McDonald... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, K–12

Oakland schools seek kitchen upgrades with ballot measure

October 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
Public schools in Oakland are looking for major kitchen remodeling with a measure on the November ballot. If approved, Measure J would authorize the Oakland Unified School District to issue up $475 million in bonds to improve school facilities.  Along with seismic upgrades... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, K–12

Schools offer free summer meals, but few kids eat them

July 25, 2012, 12:05 AM
At lunchtime at Cambridge Elementary School, you'd never know that the last day of school was more than a month ago. For one month this summer, Monday through Friday, more than 300 kids packed the Concord school's cafeteria for free lunches. Most of the kids gobbling up cheese pizza,... + read more
Spotlight: K–12

School lunches missing the mark for nutrition standards

July 5, 2012, 11:05 PM
State reviews of school lunches found that hundreds of districts have fed children fattening, salty and nutritionally deficient meals and face infrequent oversight. + read more
Spotlight: K–12

Lack of funds, staff hinder state’s oversight of school lunches

July 5, 2012, 11:05 PM
State records show that about 12 percent of school districts and charter schools have slipped through the cracks and not received a required state review in the past five years. + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Bill would ensure free meals for needy charter school students

March 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
At the Blue Oak School in Chico, where 60 percent of the charter school's student body comes from low-income households, it’s a source of school pride that the soft tacos and chicken pot pies served at lunch are made from organic and locally sourced ingredients.  The meals are... + read more
Daily Report: K–12

How much 'pink slime' beef do schools serve?

March 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
Tomato, tomahto. Pink slime, lean finely textured beef. Whatever you call it, one thing is clear: Many consumers say they don't want it. Yesterday, following growing public disgust, the primary producer of the textured meat, Beef Products Inc., said it is suspending operations at... + read more
Daily Report: K–12

School district hopes to avoid sanctions over food funds

October 19, 2011, 12:05 AM
A Los Angeles-area school district accused of misspending $1.5 million in federal meal money for needy students is planning to meet with state administrators this week in an effort to stave off harsh penalties and a possible lawsuit. Mark Skvarna, superintendent of the Baldwin Park Unified... + read more
Processed meats like hot dogs are high in sodium.
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Feds spend $775,000 to cut salt intake in two California counties

October 5, 2010, 12:05 AM
Two California counties will receive more than $775,000 in federal funding to reduce sodium intake in their communities, particularly at restaurants and schools. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced $1.9 million in grants for sodium-reduction initiatives,... + read more
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