school lunches

Detroit School Cuts Served Lunch After Food Fights

A Detroit school stopped serving lunch to sixth- through eighth-graders following food fights, attracting complaints that led officials to reverse the decision.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/06

Students Can Eat For Free Under New Federal Plan

Grand Rapids Public Schools students can eat free breakfast, lunch and snacks starting this fall under a four-year federal pilot program.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/24

President Obama’s School Lunch Plan In Jeopardy

A spending bill released this week would strip school lunch standards that had earlier been proposed by the Agriculture Department.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/11/15

DPS Shows Off Healthy School Lunches

At Detroit Public Schools, fried foods have disappeared and fresh fruits and vegetables are part of the daily menu.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/10/24

Back to School: Then and Now

Going back to school is the same as it’s always been. Only the details are different. Kids are still kids.

2011/07/15

Thinking Outside the (Lunch) Box

Making lunch for our kids can be frustrating, especially if they don’t eat it. Here are a few tips to help them eat healthy.

2011/07/14

Green Living for the School Year

Going back to school is a time for change. Here are some ways to change our habits and help the planet this school year.

2011/07/13

Students at Nettelhorst Elementary School, on lunch, dig into a salad bar in the school's lunchroom March 20, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Report: Many Kids Relying On School Meals

Two-thirds of U.S. teachers say they have children in their classrooms who are not getting enough to eat at home — and this holds true in Metro Detroit.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/02/22