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Smith, Diane K.; Riddle, Lee Anne; Kerr, Susan; Atterberry, Kelly; Lanigan, Jane; Miles, Carol – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2016
Pulses are nutritionally important grain legumes that include dry beans, dry peas, garbanzo beans, and lentils. Schools are required to offer one-half cup pulses per week for each student participating in the National School Lunch Program [NSLP]. A survey of school nutrition directors and nutrition specialists was administered in Washington State…
Descriptors: Barriers, Opportunities, Nutrition, Food Service
Minaya, Sarah; Rainville, Alice Jo – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2016
Through reinforcement of policies and nutrition standards linked to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), school environments play an important role in preventing childhood obesity. The NSLP includes mandated nutrition standards that specify recommended servings of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, dairy and protein, as well as limits on…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Food, Child Health, Obesity
Kang, Sangwook; Arendt, Susan W.; Stokes, Nathan M. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore school nutrition employees' perceptions of FTS activities and whether the numbers of activities differ based on management type of school foodservice operation and length of FTS participation. Methods: The state with the most FTS programs from each of the eight national FTS regions was selected. A…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Employee Attitudes, Lunch Programs, Rural Schools
Billings, Kara Clifford – Congressional Research Service, 2021
The federal government has a long history of investing in programs for feeding children, starting with federal aid for school lunch programs in the 1930s. Today, federal child nutrition programs support food served to children in schools and a variety of other institutional settings. The child nutrition programs support meals and snacks served to…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Lunch Programs, Food
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2021
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exacerbated existing inequities and inadequacies across a range of social structures, including our nation's education system. The pandemic has also had a more damaging impact on communities and people of color, including many who already faced health challenges. Congress has provided significant federal…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, School Closing
Alabama State Department of Education, 2021
This Quick Facts document provides a snapshot of facts about Alabama school systems and public schools; school personnel; student and educator profiles; financial data; pupil transportation; national school lunch, breakfast and after school snack programs; Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI); access to virtual learning;…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Enrollment Trends, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Spruance, Lori A.; Harrison, Caleb; Brady, Patrick; Woolford, Marti; LeBlanc, Heidi – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Having breakfast is correlated with health and academic benefits; yet, many children do not consume breakfast, and participation in the federal School Breakfast Program remains low. The purpose of this study was to examine parent perceptions of school breakfast and identify relationships between those who consume breakfast at school…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Eating Habits, Lunch Programs
Grannon, Katherine Y.; Larson, Nicole; Pelletier, Jennifer; O'Connell, Michael J.; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: In this study, we describe state agency strategies to support weight-related policy implementation in schools, and examine the association among state support, obesity prevalence, and strength of state policies governing school nutrition and physical education. Methods: The 2012 School Health Policies and Practices Study describes…
Descriptors: School Policy, Health Promotion, School Districts, State Agencies
Adams, Gina; Todd, Margaret – Urban Institute, 2020
As this paper was being written, school systems across the country were increasingly announcing plans for full or partial distance learning to respond to COVID-19, and it seems likely that more school systems may implement these plans should the pandemic surge in the fall or winter. As a result, working parents with school-age children are faced…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Child Care, Employed Parents
Julius, Jenna; Sims, David – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2020
When the British Government ordered all schools to close to the majority of pupils on March 20th, 2020, they were asked to provide on-site education for vulnerable pupils and the children of keyworkers (such as those working in public health, transport and supplying food). Since then, the level of school attendance for both vulnerable pupils and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics
Malkus, Nat; Christensen, Cody; West, Lexi – American Enterprise Institute, 2020
Since mid-March, millions of schoolchildren have been stuck at home due to school closures brought on by the rapid spread of COVID-19. School districts' initial responses were captured by the first wave of the American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) COVID-19 Education Response Longitudinal Survey (C-ERLS), a nationally representative survey of…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Closing, Access to Education, Distance Education
Malkus, Nat; Christensen, Cody – American Enterprise Institute, 2020
When school buildings first closed in mid-March, few education leaders knew how long such closures would last. Now, that picture is becoming increasingly clear. Nearly all state governments have issued orders or recommendations requiring school buildings to remain closed for the duration of the 2019-20 academic year due to the threat of COVID-19.…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Closing, Access to Education, Distance Education
Taie, Soheyla; Goldring, Rebecca – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
The 2017-18 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) is a state and nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. NTPS collects data on core topics including teacher and principal preparation, classes taught, school characteristics, and…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Public Schools, Private Schools, Elementary Schools
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2019
The Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO's) commitment to equity is rooted in the belief that all students--across race, ethnicity, gender, language, disability, sexual orientation, or family background or income--deserve an education that prepares them for success in college, careers, and life. One of the actions that state education…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Equal Education
Lazarev, Val; Schellinger, Adam; Zacamy, Jenna; Newman, Denis – Empirical Education Inc., 2019
Empirical Education Inc. conducted a quasi-experiment investigating the impact of the Alabama Math, Science, Technology Initiative (AMSTI) training. The study compared classes of fully-trained AMSTI teachers to classes taught by teachers with no AMSTI training within the same schools. The outcome measure was the ACT Aspire in math, science, and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Mathematics Achievement