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Weber, Michelle A. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Fruit and vegetable intake for children in the United States is low, which puts them at risk for poor health in the future. The National School Lunch Program meal pattern and nutrition standards for participating schools include increased fruits and vegetables, compared to previous standards. Using a pretest-posttest design, this study examined…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Elementary Schools, Intervention, Dining Facilities
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Hall, Anna H.; Hutchison, Amy; White, Kelley Mayer – Journal of Research in Education, 2015
This article describes findings from a survey completed by 250 K-12th grade teachers from eight states (i.e., Kentucky, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi) that had fully implemented the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by spring 2013. The survey was designed to examine teachers' perceptions about…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Teacher Surveys
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Goggans, Margaret Harbison; Lambert, Laurel; Chang, Yunhee – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2011
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of the Offer versus Serve (OVS) provision in the National School Lunch Program would result in a significant difference in fruit and vegetable consumption by fourth and fifth grade elementary students, and in plate waste cost. Methods: Weighed and visual plate waste data…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Grade 5
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment