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Polson, Diana; Kovach, Claire – Keystone Research Center, 2023
Meeting students' basic food and nutrition requirements is an essential role of public schools and critical to student learning. Yet as with other support services in schools -- such as transportation and janitorial services -- school boards or school administrators who are worried about the bottom line may turn to outside companies to manage or…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Public Schools, School Districts
Biing-Hwan Lin; Travis A. Smith; Joanne F. Guthrie – US Department of Agriculture, 2023
Since 2005, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) has recommended that whole grains comprise at least half of total grain consumption. This study used nationally representative food consumption datasets (spanning 1994-2018) to examine trends in whole-grain intakes before and after the establishment of this recommendation. Trends were examined…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Nutrition, Food Standards, Food Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017
The School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. SHPPS 2016 assessed the characteristics of selected components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model: (1) health education; (2)…
Descriptors: School Policy, Health Promotion, Prevention, Health Education
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Cornman, Stephen Q.; Ampadu, Osei; Hanak, Kaitlin; Howell, Malia R.; Wheeler, Stephen – National Center for Education Statistics, 2020
This report presents data on public elementary and secondary education revenues and expenditures at the local education agency (LEA) or school district level for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Specifically, this report includes the following types of school district finance data: (1) revenue, current expenditure, and capital outlay expenditure totals; (2)…
Descriptors: Income, Expenditures, Expenditure per Student, Public Schools
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017
This report provides an overview of the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS). SHPPS is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. SHPPS 2016 assessed the characteristics of selected components of the Whole School, Whole Community,…
Descriptors: School Policy, Health Promotion, Health Education, Physical Education
Gray, Kelsey Farson; Eslami, Esa – US Department of Agriculture, 2014
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves as the foundation of America's national nutrition safety net. It is the nation's first line of defense against food insecurity and offers a powerful tool to improve nutrition among low-income individuals. SNAP is the largest of the 15 domestic food and nutrition assistance programs…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Food Service, Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients
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Parsad, Basmat; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The rate of obesity among school-age children has become a national concern, with the number of overweight children aged 6 to 11 more than tripling over the past three decades (U.S. Government Accountability Office 2005). In 2001, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, and in 2002,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Obesity, Elementary Schools
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1997
The goal of every school food service program is to serve nutritionally adequate, attractive, acceptable, and moderately priced meals. Recognizing that the quality of the meal depends upon the knowledge, ability, and judgment of the person planning menus, this guide provides information on the menu planning and meal service options available in…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service, Food Standards
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
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McMillan, Daniel C.; Vigil, Herminia J. – 1996
More than 50 million meals are served annually to Colorado's children through the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Summer Food Service Program for children. Most of this report is comprised of tables showing average daily participation, meals served, and other statistics about school meal programs…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Food
Singh, Anita; Endahl, John – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was created to ensure that children in low-income areas could have access to nutritious meals during the summer months when school is not in session. During the school year about 15 million low-income children depend on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP) for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Food Service, Nutrition, Low Income Groups
McMillan, Daniel C.; Vigil, Herminia J. – 1995
This report provides descriptive and statistical data on the status of child nutrition programs in Colorado. The report contains descriptions of the National School Lunch Program, school breakfast programs, the Special Milk Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Nutrition Education and Training Program, state dietary guidelines, Colorado…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Enrollment Trends
Food and Nutrition Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1973
This report covers the status of school food services in 152 cities with populations of 100,000 and over for fiscal year 1972. It consists of six sections: general information on all schools, schools in the national school lunch program, schools with other and no food service, schools in low income areas, schools in the school breakfast program,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Breakfast Programs, Elementary School Students, Food Service
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Food and Nutrition Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1972
The status of school food service in 150 cities with populations of 100,000 and over for fiscal year 1971 is covered in this report. It consists of six sections: general information on all schools in the national school lunch program, schools with other and no food service, schools in low income areas, schools in the school breakfast program, and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Breakfast Programs, Elementary School Students, Food Service
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1996
In the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994, Congress directed the Government Accounting Office (GAO) to examine the use of private food establishments and caterers by schools participating in federal programs for school meals. In conducting its review, the GAO relied primarily on questionnaires returned by food authorities that had…
Descriptors: Children, Contracts, Dining Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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