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Florida lawmaker pushes for healthier school lunches and banning processed food
Health officials nationwide are scrutinizing the chemicals in our food, with major moves already made. These moves include ...
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Lawmakers could tighten eligibility guidelines for free and reduced school meals
In Florida, it’s estimated that around one million children and more than 1,000 schools could lose access to free meals if ...
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Florida lawmakers want to ban cellphones in schools, from bell to bell and during lunch
Florida students could need to put their phones away for good next school year — even during lunch. Legislators in the Florida House advanced a bill Tuesday that would ban the use of cell phones ...
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Bill would pull ultra-processed foods from Florida schools. Lobbyists are pushing back
A student is seen eating lunch during the first day of school at Tropical Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in ...
Bipartisan senators unveil measure providing flexibility in school lunch milk options
A bipartisan trio in the Senate unveiled a proposal on Wednesday to require schools to offer non-dairy milk options at lunch ...
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Florida child labor bill SB 918 would let minors as young as 14 work overnight
Florida SB 918 is the latest bill lawmakers have put forward targeting child labor laws in the state. If passed, it would ...
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Florida floats stricter cellphone ban for students
At least one Florida school district, Orange County Public Schools, has gone beyond state law by already prohibiting cellphones all day, even during lunch and passing periods. While the idea ...
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Food banks are struggling as the Trump Administration cancels or pauses $1 billion in food programs
Meanwhile, Congress is considering moving federal food assistance programs such as SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition ...
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Florida lawmakers want to ban cell phones in schools, from bell to bell and during lunch
Florida students could need to put their phones away for good next school year — even during lunch. Legislators in the Florida House advanced a bill Tuesday that would ban the use of cell phones ...