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NEW YORK TIMES
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What if Children Ran the School Lunchroom? |
A new program lets students customize their meals, participate in taste tests and brainstorm ways to redesign their school cafeterias. On a recent Tuesday, the cafeteria at KairosPDX charter school in Portland, Ore., was buzzing as students lined up to taste two freshly made butternut squash recipes. The students were participating in a “Tasty Challenge” event organized by FoodCorps, a nonprofit organization that connects children to healthy food in schools..
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/well/eat/School-cafeteria-lunch-children-health-foodcorps-sweetgreen.html |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE
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El Rancho chief business officer placed on leave, alleges whistleblower retaliation |
El Rancho Unified’s Assistant Superintendent of Business Alejandro Rojas, placed on administrative leave last month, said he plans to fight his way back into the job. Rojas said he believes the district is retaliating against him for refusing to accelerate demolition timelines for the El Rancho High School rebuild project. In response, Superintendent Frances Esparza said: “In accordance with district policy, and out of respect for the privacy of the people involved, we cannot comment at this time.”
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https://www.sgvtribune.com/2020/01/04/el-rancho-chief-business-officer-placed-on-leave-alleges-whistleblower-retaliation/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Gym class without the gym? With technology, it’s catching on |
Grace Brown’s schedule at West Potomac High School in northern Virginia is filled with all the usual academics, and she’s packed in Latin, chorus and piano as extras.
What she can’t cram into the 8:10 a.m. - 2:55 p.m. school day is gym class. So she’s taking that one minus the gym, and on her own time. The 14-year-old freshman is getting school credit for virtual physical education, a concept that, as strange as it may sound, is being helped along by availability of wearable fitness trackers.
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https://apnews.com/b5f5807e64877fcdb6d5235e8c53e320 |
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