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COVID-19: How one high school principal is helping lift spirits

Ericka R. Hursey -
DA guest columnist Ericka R. Hursey shares how the Lower Richland High community is coming together to provide some "normalcy" for students—from continued learning opportunities and food service to a drive-thru Senior Delivery Day for much-anticipated graduation items.

How districts make school meal distribution familiar and safe

Matt Zalaznick -
The daily school bus delivery of school lunch and breakfast becomes the highlight of the day for students while the coronavirus pandemic has schools closed in Iberville Parish Schools in Louisiana.

How K-12 districts are continuing to feed students through school closures

Gay Anderson -
A School Nutrition Association survey finds most are engaged in emergency food assistance, but face a variety of challenges, including sustainability, says DA guest columnist Gay Anderson, SNA president and child nutrition director at Brandon Valley School District in South Dakota.

Districts move fast to teach and feed remote students

Matt Zalaznick -
Providing distance learning and school nutrition to less-affluent families required education leaders to find creative solutions for uninterrupted support.

Districts deliver meals and ed tech as states shut schools for 2019-2020

Matt Zalaznick -
Coronavirus has district leaders quickly devising ways to provide school meals, ed tech and remote learning as entire states begin to order schools to shut buildings for the rest of the 2019-2020 year. 

Coronavirus: Keeping all stakeholders informed

Mark D. Benigni -
Sharing up-to-date district news communitywide and ensuring that messages are clear, concise and consistent is key, says DA guest columnist Mark D. Benigni, superintendent of Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut.

How new nutrition proposal could impact school meals

Matt Zalaznick -
Schools could serve fewer vegetables and fruits required at meals while offering more pizza, burgers and fries under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Washington Post reported.

How schools are promoting healthy eating after this event

Steven Blackburn -
Districts across the U.S. are starting to adopt farm to school programs that connect schools to locally grown foods, promote agriculture education and encourage student-tended gardens, following National Farm to School Month in October.

How schools are moving past lunch shaming

Steven Blackburn -
California has banned lunch shaming and guaranteed that students will receive state-funded lunches even if they have unpaid school lunch debt fees.

Schools are banning chocolate milk, sparking nationwide debates

Steven Blackburn -
An Arizona district recently banned chocolate milk while a New York school system is considering the option to do so in hopes of improving student nutrition. The moves follow other schools that have already stopped serving flavored milk—sparking debates across the nation.

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