Ahead of a July 1 deadline, an increasing number of California schools — but not all — have completed mandatory testing for lead in school water supplies. “About 6,500 public schools have been tested, another 1,500 independently completed sampling prior to the enactment of the […]
Only 14 percent of children eligible for subsidized summer lunches receive one, according to new analysis from California Food Policy Advocates. Further, one in five low-income schools have no open summer meal site within one mile and more than 800 public schools have no open […]
As School Nutrition Month kicks off in March, California is making progress on a key issue impacting daily nutrition at school — water. But there is still room for improvement and a need for more information, a recent report finds. The report, “Early Adopters: State Approaches […]
