MAHA school lunch program seeing ‘impressive results’ tackling ultra-processed foods, says FDA head

Lunch ladies are getting a MAHA makeover. The Food and Drug Administration’s $17 million pilot program aimed at helping ...
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Out-of-School Programs Provide Essential Benefits for Children and Youth; More Support Is Needed to Help These Programs Thrive

WASHINGTON — Children don’t stop learning after they leave the classroom, and after-school programs play a crucial role in child and youth development. “Out-of-school time” programs can provide ...
Education Week

The State of After-School and Summer Programs, in Charts

While many public school students remain months or years behind academically, significantly fewer are participating in supplemental academic programs over the summer and this school year. Fewer than 1 ...
Education Next

School-to-Work Programs Launch Students into Careers, but Maybe Not Far Enough

It would be fair to say that Will, a recent graduate from a rural high school in the Midwest, has school-to-work to thank for ...
NPR

After-school programs, a boon for learning, could face Trump cuts

Around 3:30 in the afternoon, a group of bandana-clad middle schoolers gather around a neatly laid table, covered with a colorful, floral tablecloth. The smell of freshly baked granola wafts through ...
Chicago Tribune

After-school programs on the chopping block due to delayed funding disbursement

The 3 p.m. bell at Telpochcalli Elementary marked the start of students’ and teachers’ favorite hours. Students played instruments under the guidance of their musically talented educators and swirled ...
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Some parents questioning new before, after-school program at Bullitt County Schools

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some Bullitt County parents are upset the school district is cutting the YMCA before and after school programs. Right at School is a new program that Bullitt County Schools ...