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Recent Stories
Latest news from around Northern Michigan, the State of Michigan and the Nation/World
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
7&4 News wanted to see how Traverse City Public Schools, northern Michigan’s largest district, compared to the state averages, when it comes to students taking advantage of free meals, especially breakfast.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A national school lunch initiative is cutting back the amount of food each student eats for each meal.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Getting your children and teens to eat healthy at home is one battle, but while they're at school is an entirely different story!
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Friday, April 13, 2012
This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued new guidance for the foods schools put on your child's lunch tray.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
School lunches are about to get a lesson in nutrition. First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new nutrition standards for the meals, including less sodium and more whole grains.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
You probably remembered to get the pencils, crayons, and protractors ready for your kids to take back to school, but you may be forgetting one important thing, more money for school lunches.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A new federal program is helping Michigan schools offer students more local fruits and vegetables. In this Back to School Fact Finder we take a closer look at what it means for the area's largest school district.
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Thursday, December 02, 2010
Congress sends bill to Obama to expand school feeding programs, try to make meals healthier
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
House to vote on legislation to make school lunches, vending machines healthier
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Monday, August 02, 2010
First lady Michelle Obama is urging Congress to pass legislation that calls for higher nutritional standards for school meals.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Ask any educator, they will tell you, a hungry child is not an easy child to teach. These days, more and more hungry children and their families are turning to free or reduced cost lunch programs at their schools.
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