Kentucky’s Montgomery County Public Schools: A School Food Success Story
Find out how Kentucky public schools are serving healthier meals to students using vegetables, fruits and dairy products from local farmers. Read More
Hawaii Public Schools: A School Food Success Story
Unlike other states, Hawaii operates as a single school district statewide across all islands. During the 2007-08 school year, the Hawaii Department of Education began revamping its school nutrition program in order to meet the State of Hawaii Wellness Guidelines, which were required to be implemented over a four-year period.
Lamar County School District: A School Food Success Story
The Challenge Mississippi has one of the nation’s highest rates of obesity. From 2003 to 2005, the percentage of overweight first-graders grew from 27 to 43 percent, and the percentage of overweight seventh-graders rose from 44 to 55 percent. Since … Read More
Carrollton City Schools: A School Food Success Story
The Challenge While the district had been working to instill healthy eating habits among students and staff for a decade, school administrators formalized the effort in 2010 by setting higher nutrition standards. The challenges they faced included limited vendor options … Read More
West Salem School District: A School Food Success Story
The Challenge The West Salem School District, located in rural, west-central Wisconsin, houses the elementary, middle, and high schools on one campus. The district has made considerable progress in its long-term efforts toward robust nutrition standards. Offering foods that appeal … Read More
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