Why Indiana Won’t Use Free Lunch Numbers To Indicate Poverty Anymore
Indiana lawmakers have dropped the use of the “free and reduced price lunch” number in favor of a different metric for measuring poverty in schools.
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May 28, 2013
April 12, 2013
The Cost Of A Free Lunch: Why Some School Districts Have To Hike Meal Prices
Students in some Indiana school corporations could see steadily increasing school lunch prices in years to come until their districts satisfy a new mandate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, our colleagues at Indiana Public Media report. That’s because USDA officials say some schools are charging less than the $2.86 per meal they receive from the federal [...]
The Cost Of A Free Lunch: Why Some School Districts Have To Hike Meal Prices
Students in some Indiana school corporations could see steadily increasing school lunch prices in years to come until their districts satisfy a new mandate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, our colleagues at Indiana Public Media report. That’s because USDA officials say some schools are charging less than the $2.86 per meal they receive from the federal [...]
August 22, 2012
How Federal School Lunch Guidelines Are Changing Menus In Indiana Cafeterias
What kids are eating in their school lunches has been a topic of discussion since the School Nutrition Association was created in the 1940s. That’s because the guidelines are always changing. New rules handed down earlier this year from the United States Department of Agriculture focus less on calories and fat and more on whether all [...]
How Federal School Lunch Guidelines Are Changing Menus In Indiana Cafeterias
What kids are eating in their school lunches has been a topic of discussion since the School Nutrition Association was created in the 1940s. That’s because the guidelines are always changing. New rules handed down earlier this year from the United States Department of Agriculture focus less on calories and fat and more on whether all [...]
March 16, 2012
What ‘Pink Slime’ Says About The Cost Of A School Lunch
It’s the white (or pink?) elephant in the room through every school lunch controversy: Can American schools serve a healthy school lunch at a reasonable, affordable price?
What ‘Pink Slime’ Says About The Cost Of A School Lunch
It’s the white (or pink?) elephant in the room through every school lunch controversy: Can American schools serve a healthy school lunch at a reasonable, affordable price?
December 8, 2011
Homeless Children An Increasing Worry For Indiana School Districts
For more than a decade, the number of children living at or below the poverty line has steadily increased by about 1 percent a year. Census data show nearly one in five children in Indiana are living in households with income levels at 50 percent of the federal poverty level.
Homeless Children An Increasing Worry For Indiana School Districts
For more than a decade, the number of children living at or below the poverty line has steadily increased by about 1 percent a year. Census data show nearly one in five children in Indiana are living in households with income levels at 50 percent of the federal poverty level.