K-12 Schools

The latest news and innovation in K-12 schools, including the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program and meeting federal USDA regulations.

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From vending programs to breakfast in the classroom, these are the top 10 K-12 school food stories for 2019

Dec 04, 2019

Other big stories include the best K-12 meals in America, how Oakland schools is curbing waste and automatic milk

53 readers’ picks for best K-12 school meals

Dec 03, 2019

From sandwiches to burritos, these flavor-forward meals are student favorites in the school cafeteria.

Greenville County and Gwinnett County schools collaborate in slider school lunch swap

Nov 25, 2019

A savory short rib slider from Greenville County (S.C.) Schools and a crispy chicken slider from Gwinnett County (Ga.) Public Schools will switch places for first-ever menu collaboration between the two school districts.

Bowling Green Schools spice up school lunch

Nov 15, 2019

Global fare brings new life to meals in this Kentucky district.

K-12 trends: Chicken sandwich wars, gardens, the best school meals in America

Nov 14, 2019

See what's trending in K-12 this month.

Who’s serving the best K-12 school meals in America?

Nov 12, 2019

School nutrition departments are honored for serving great-tasting meals in Food Management’s competition.

How K-12 school meal programs are getting in on chicken sandwich wars

Nov 11, 2019

Step aside, Popeye’s and Chick fil-A, these school lunch chicken sandwiches are worth clucking about.

Broome-Tioga’s child nutrition director takes home FAME gold award

Nov 08, 2019

New York’s Mark Bordeau takes home top honors in the Foodservice Achievement Management Excellence Awards

Celebrity chefs collaborate to create school meals

Nov 04, 2019

The recent Schwan’s Chef Collective brought Adrienne Cheatham, Todd Erickson, Uno Immanivong and Jet Tila together to formulate a few basic National School Lunch Program-compliant recipes.

Small garden yields big results at school

Oct 29, 2019

With help from a Centerplate chef, students at Howell Road Elementary learn how to make the most of fresh veggies.