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Asada, Yuka; Hughes, Alejandro G.; Read, Margaret; Schwartz, Marlene B.; Chriqui, Jamie F. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise school meal standards. Students are most affected by efforts to improve the school food environment; yet, few studies directly include students. This study examined high school students' experiences of school meal reform to gain…
Descriptors: High School Students, Food, Focus Groups, Student Experience
Miller, Michaela W.; Wallace, Becky; Rockholt, Cindy; Came, Deb; Pauley, Gayle; Gallo, Glenna; Taylor, Kathe; Mueller, Martin; Jeffries-Simmons, Tennille – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2020
To slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washington state, Governor Jay Inslee announced on March 13 that all public and private K-12 school facilities in the state were to close through April 24. On April 6, he extended the directive through the remainder of the school year. Although school facilities are closed to traditional…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, School Closing, Elementary Secondary Education
Bellis, David B. – US Government Accountability Office, 2005
Recent increases in child obesity have sparked concerns about competitive foods--foods sold to students at school that are not part of federally reimbursable school meals. The nutritional value of these foods is largely unregulated, and students can often purchase these foods in addition to or instead of school meals. Nearly 9 out of 10 schools…
Descriptors: Schools, School Districts, Obesity, Lunch Programs