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By admin September 16, 2019
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The district serves up more than 86,000 meals and 7,000 snacks on an average day. Author: Jenny Dean CLEARWATER, Fla. — On an average day, Pinellas County Schools serve up more than 86,000 meals and 7,000 snacks. And, they’re all served on trays, in bowls, cups and boxes that get tossed in the trash. But […]
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Vivian White, left, and Marston Bunting, kindergarten students, eat lunch at Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta on Friday. To celebrate Earth Day, Burgess-Peterson Academy is one of about 15 Atlanta schools that used biodegradable products, such as trays and forks. EMILY HANEY / Photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The switch will cost APS up to $500,000, and […]
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By admin September 27, 2017
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The middle and high schools will switch to non-Styrofoam trays next school year. The decision comes after lobbying by the Leonia Action Alliance, a grassroots community group dedicated to environmental, social justice and other progressive concerns. The move would come ahead of a state bill currently awaiting review that would ban Styrofoam from all New […]
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By admin September 1, 2016
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By: Natasha Naik Though students may not be especially excited to be back in school, there is no doubt that parents all across the nation are rejoicing. No more shuttling kids between summer camps, no more finding ways to keep them occupied and at long last, no more cleaning up sticky popsicle drippings which are […]
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Want to teach students about sustainability and how to make an impact in our planet? Why not start with something simple as school lunch trays. Did you know that in 2010, 31% of food went to waste? Watch the video to learn how schools can help with the reduction of food waste. […]
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By: Natasha Naik As you know, this movement is dedicated to eradicating foam products in schools to better the health of our children and our environment. No Foam In Schools, which is based out of Houston, Texas, is not the first movement of its kind, thousands of parents, school faculty members and child nutritionists […]
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By: Natasha Naik Magnet schools are popping up in every district across the nation. What exactly are they? Magnet schools are free, public schools that focus their school’s curriculum around a certain theme. For instance, in HISD there are language immersion, environmental science, performing arts, STEM, business and even aviation magnet schools to name […]
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By: Natasha Naik HISD is home to several magnet schools, what this means is certain schools in the district have a specialized curriculum pertaining to a subject. Some magnet schools focus on fine arts, some STEM and still others, environmental science. Recently Bioplanet toured one of HISD’s environment science schools. The group was shown around […]
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By: Natasha Naik “United, we stand; divided, we fall,” these wise words still ring true today. There are strength in numbers, and the Urban School Food Alliance is a present day example. Six of the largest school districts in the country, New York, Miami-Dade, Orange County, Dallas, Chicago and Los Angeles, came together in […]
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By: Natasha Naik A radio personality in Oregon took a close look at what students in a local school were eating – or rather what they were not eating. Upon examining dozens of lunch boxes and school meals, the reporter found that almost none of the lunches had any vegetables in them! This is […]
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