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Unhealthy lunches? Some schools bet on salad bars.
As parents, policy makers and educators in Chicago debate such issues as improving teacher quality and lengthening public school days, another battle has been brewing over what’s on students’ cafeteria...
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Lunch staffers to CPS: We want to cook
Chicago schools are serving more healthy food than they were a couple years ago, but many kitchen workers seem to think the district still has a long way to go.For the 2010-11 school year, Chicago...
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Sandwich of my youth: Butter bologna
On day three of the Chicago Teachers Union strike, I heed Peter Sagal's call to remember the sandwiches of our youth.Like you, I'm an avid follower of Wait Wait...Don't blog me!'s Sandwich Monday...
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New CPS menu includes ‘organic salad’ every day
Fresh organic green salads will be offered to all Chicago Public School students every day of the upcoming school year, according to new 2013-2014 CPS menus obtained by WBEZ.The lunch and breakfast...
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How is the new chow in CPS schools?
After more than a decade with the same lunch provider, Chicago Public Schools hired a new catering company, Aramark, to produce its school food this year.The new caterer promised to boost sales, make...
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Has a decade of school food reform resulted in healthier lunches?
More than a decade ago, a few American reformers launched a major movement to improve the quality of school meals. In the ensuing years Congress has passed laws and schools have adopted their reforms....
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Morning Shift: Have school lunches in Chicago gotten any healthier?
Just how healthy are school lunches at Chicago Public Schools? What about the school your child attends? We tackles those questions. We also get a preview of the Chicago International Movies and Music...
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Nutrition programs ditch whole milk
Last school year, lunchrooms across the nation got a dietary makeover. New rules banished 2 percent and whole milk from the National School Lunch Program. This month, Illinois’ Women Infant and...
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What's the key to better school food?
In the last decade, school districts around the nation have tried different formulas to reform student lunches. Some think the answer lies in salad bars. Others have tried all organic programs. Still...
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Advice to kindergarteners — from the experts
For more than 300,000 Chicago kids, today kicks off the first day of the school year. But for thousands of kindergarteners, today marks the first day of school--ever.And while parents can do their best...
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Federal money to make school lunches healthier remains unspent in many...
New school food rules, passed in 2010, have required districts to revamp their offerings--boosting whole grains and vegetables while reducing sodium and trans fats.But many districts and...
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High Schoolers Get CPS’ Attention with Website and Lunch Boycott
Nearly a thousand students skipped school lunch at Roosevelt High School on the North Side Monday.It was part of their larger project (which includes a petition and website) to change food in Chicago...
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