SCHOOL NUTRITION NEWS: 9-Year-Old Uses Allowance to Pay off Lunch Debt for His Entire Class
A 9-year-old boy is reaching into his piggy bank to help his classmates in Napa, California. Ryan Kirkpatrick used his allowance to pay off the lunch debt for his entire third-grade class. KGO reported that Ryan became inspired to take action after talking to his mom, Kylie Kirkpatrick, about kids who couldn't afford school lunches. Ryan then asked his mom to find out how much was owed by his fellow third-grade classmates at West Park Elementary School. That...
School Nutrition News: D.C.-area students owe nearly half a million in K-12 school lunch debt
WASHINGTON POST: As students in the Washington area went home for winter break, a substantial number were in debt — to the school cafeteria. Students in the Washington area owe nearly half a million dollars so far this school year in “lunch debt,” according to an analysis by The Washington Post. These are K-12 students in public schools who did not have enough money to pay for meals in their school cafeteria, so they racked up...
SCHOOL NUTRITION NEWS: 100 Years Of School Lunches Taste Test
The social media sensations, Rhett and Link of Good Mythical Morning, ask the question. Were schools serving up lettuce sandwiches in the 1940's or 1920's? watch as they try to slide their way through school lunch history while sampling 100 years of school lunches. ...