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Addressing Equity in Rural Schools: Opportunities and Challenges for School Meal Standards Implementation
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Asada, Yuka; Mitric, Svetlana; Chriqui, Jamie F. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Few studies examine why rural public schools have weaker policies and practices related to school nutrition environments compared to their urban counterparts. It is important to understand this disparity because federal school meal standards aim for children to access health-promoting nutrition environments. In this study, we identify…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Rural Schools, Program Implementation, High Schools
Healthier Students Are Better Learners: High-Quality, Strategically Planned, and Effectively Coordinated School Health Programs Must Be a Fundamental Mission of Schools to Help Close the Achievement Gap
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Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Objective: To discuss implications for educational policy and practice relevant to closing the achievement gap based on the literature review and synthesis presented in 7 articles of the October 2011 special issue of the "Journal of School Health". Methods: Implications for closing the achievement gap are drawn from analyses of current literature.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Achievement Gap, School Restructuring, Health Promotion