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Melnick, Hanna; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
As the United States considers reopening schools after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers and administrators need to consider how to reopen in a way that keeps students and staff safe. This brief provides insight into health and safety guidelines and social distancing strategies used in other countries that have successfully…
Descriptors: Disease Control, School Closing, School Safety, Educational Environment
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Snelling, Anastasia M.; Korba, Casey; Burkey, Alyvia – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Across the nation, schools have become actively involved in developing obesity prevention strategies both in classrooms and in cafeterias. We sought to determine the type of foods being offered during lunch in the cafeteria of 3 public high schools in 1 county and if this reflects the purchasing patterns of students. By labeling foods…
Descriptors: High School Students, Obesity, Prevention, Lunch Programs
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
Designed as a "Participant's Manual" to be used as part of a "Chemical and Mercury Management in Schools Training," this document focuses on the policies and programs needed at the school and district level for safe and sustainable chemical and mercury management practices. This document is designed primarily for school…
Descriptors: Accidents, Guides, Hazardous Materials, Risk
Schweitzer, Diane K. – American School Board Journal, 2002
Schools are encouraging investment in cafeterias that can be used for a variety of purposes. The successful redesign of the George Rogers Clark Middle School/High School cafeteria in Hammond, Indiana, resulted in an up-scale-style dining area where students could also connect to the Internet for homework and research during breakfast and lunch.…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, Flexible Facilities, Food Service
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1983
This document is part of a five-volume nationwide study of Nutrition Services operations and elderly citizens participating in congregate dining and home delivery services authorized by Title III-C of the Older Americans' Act. The Nutrition Services address a number of problems faced by the nation's elderly, such as dietary inadequacy, declining…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dining Facilities, Eating Habits, Federal Programs
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1983
This document is part of a five-volume nationwide study of Nutrition Services operations and elderly citizens participating in congregate dining and home delivery services authorized by Title III-C of the Older Americans' Act. A descriptive report is contained in this volume, which presents non-selective and preliminary analysis of the data base…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dining Facilities, Eating Habits, Federal Programs
McLaughlin, Joan E.; Bernstein, Lawrence S.; Crepinsek, May Kay; Daft, Lynn M.; Murphy, J. Michael – 2002
In 1998, Congress authorized implementation of a 3-year pilot breakfast program involving 4,300 students in elementary schools in 6 school districts representing a range of economic and demographic characteristics. The program began in the 2000-01 school year. This lengthy report presents the findings from the pilot's first year. The study had two…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Dining Facilities, Elementary Schools
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1983
This document is part of a five-volume nationwide study of Nutrition Service operations and elderly citizens participating in congregate dining and home delivery services authorized by Title III-C of the Older Americans' Act. This volume contains the analytic report, which presents the major findings of the evaluation. Chapter 1 gives a report…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dining Facilities, Eating Habits, Federal Programs
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1983
This document is part of a five-volume nationwide study of Nutrition Services operations and elderly citizens participating in congregate dining and home delivery services authorized by Title III-C of the Older Americans' Act. This volume contains all technical appendices and is intended as a resource document. The Methodology Appendix is included…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dining Facilities, Eating Habits, Federal Programs
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1983
This document is part of a five-volume nationwide study of Nutrition Services operations and elderly citizens participating in congregate dining and home delivery services authorized by Title III-C of the Older Americans' Act. This volume contains the questionnaires used in the study. Section 1 gives a report overview and acknowledgements. Section…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dining Facilities, Eating Habits, Federal Programs
Dyckman, Lawrence J. – 2003
This report details a study by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) of food safety in public schools. The study examined: (1) the frequency and causes of reported food-borne illness outbreaks associated with the federal school-meal programs; and (2) the practices that federal, state, and local governments, as well as other food…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Dining Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education