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- Most Kentucky Schools Adapting Well To New Federal Nutrition Rules, Usda Official With Kentucky Background Says
While one Kentucky school district has ditched the federal school-meals program and the money that comes with it, an official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services says that most Kentucky schools are creatively...
- Some School Districts Reject Federal Offer Of Free Lunch For All Students, Saying Schools Would Lose Money On The Deal
Some school districts are rejecting a federal program that would provide free meals to all students in districts with a certain percentage of students in poverty, Jared Nelson reports for The Times Leader in Princeton, after the Caldwell County Schools...
- Free-for-all Food Program Increases Student Participation, Raises Ky. Breakfast Count By 25% With Only 39% Of Districts Participating
Kentucky schools participating in a program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students in high-poverty schools have significantly increased student participation in school lunch and breakfast programs, Charles Edwards reports for Education...
- Some Parents Complain About Healthier School Lunches, But Usda Says It's On Course To Improve Public Health
A few school districts in other states are opting out of a federal-funded school lunch program that was touted by first lady Michelle Obama to provide healthier options to students, and some parents in Harlan County are complaining about the new...
- Some School Districts Say They Can't Afford New Federal Program To Give Free Meals To All Students
Many school districts are reportedly opting out of a new federal pilot program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students attending schools where poverty rates are high. They say budget constraints, fear of losing other federal benefits, and...
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Fort Thomas joins other wealthy school districts in U.S. that have dropped federal school-lunch program
The wealthy Fort Thomas school district in Northern Kentucky is dropping out of the federal school-lunch program because "Kids didn't like their healthful lunches," Jessica Brown reports for The Cincinnati Enquirer.
"The 2,800-student district joins a small but growing number of school districts across the country ? mostly wealthy districts who can afford to forfeit the money ? who have dropped out of the federal program in the wake of stricter nutritional standards," Brown writes. "Schools said students don't like the unsalted potatoes, low-fat cheese or the mandatory fruits and vegetables. They throw food away or decide not to eat at all."
Forsaking federal funding will cost the district an estimated $260,000 a year, Brown reports. "Children who get free or reduced-price lunches ? about 17 percent of the student body ? will still get them at that price." (Read more)
UPDATE, Aug. 25: About 150 school districts nationwide have withdrawn from the federal program, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports.
"The 2,800-student district joins a small but growing number of school districts across the country ? mostly wealthy districts who can afford to forfeit the money ? who have dropped out of the federal program in the wake of stricter nutritional standards," Brown writes. "Schools said students don't like the unsalted potatoes, low-fat cheese or the mandatory fruits and vegetables. They throw food away or decide not to eat at all."
Forsaking federal funding will cost the district an estimated $260,000 a year, Brown reports. "Children who get free or reduced-price lunches ? about 17 percent of the student body ? will still get them at that price." (Read more)
UPDATE, Aug. 25: About 150 school districts nationwide have withdrawn from the federal program, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports.
- Most Kentucky Schools Adapting Well To New Federal Nutrition Rules, Usda Official With Kentucky Background Says
While one Kentucky school district has ditched the federal school-meals program and the money that comes with it, an official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services says that most Kentucky schools are creatively...
- Some School Districts Reject Federal Offer Of Free Lunch For All Students, Saying Schools Would Lose Money On The Deal
Some school districts are rejecting a federal program that would provide free meals to all students in districts with a certain percentage of students in poverty, Jared Nelson reports for The Times Leader in Princeton, after the Caldwell County Schools...
- Free-for-all Food Program Increases Student Participation, Raises Ky. Breakfast Count By 25% With Only 39% Of Districts Participating
Kentucky schools participating in a program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students in high-poverty schools have significantly increased student participation in school lunch and breakfast programs, Charles Edwards reports for Education...
- Some Parents Complain About Healthier School Lunches, But Usda Says It's On Course To Improve Public Health
A few school districts in other states are opting out of a federal-funded school lunch program that was touted by first lady Michelle Obama to provide healthier options to students, and some parents in Harlan County are complaining about the new...
- Some School Districts Say They Can't Afford New Federal Program To Give Free Meals To All Students
Many school districts are reportedly opting out of a new federal pilot program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students attending schools where poverty rates are high. They say budget constraints, fear of losing other federal benefits, and...