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As summer draws to a close and fall approaches, the rush of back-to-school preparations for kids begins. Parents may have questions about the upcoming cold and flu season and the best way to keep kids healthy in the classroom. The good news is that vaccinations are available now and...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters The hottest new restaurant in California might be your local elementary school. Thanks to a surge of nearly $15 billion in state and federal funding, school districts are ditching the old standbys — frozen pizza and chicken nuggets — in favor of organic salads, free-range grilled...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters San Diego es conocido por muchas cosas: surfear en las playas de la ciudad de La Jolla, así como por los pandas gigantes en el zoológico y la excelente comida mexicana, por nombrar algunas. Ahora, hay un nuevo elemento en su lista de visitas obligadas. En...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters San Diego is known for many things: surfing at La Jolla, the giant pandas at the zoo, and great Mexican food, to name a few. Now, there’s a new item on your must-see list. On billboards, buses, and through social media posts starting this week, the...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Last week’s tussles between state officials and a pair of Southern California school boards may have died down, but they’ve thrown a spotlight on deeper tensions over who makes decisions for local schools — a rift that’s likely to grow as the culture wars escalate. Both...
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Cuando California aprobó la legislación histórica de Comidas escolares para todos en 2021, nos convertimos en el primer estado de la nación en brindar desayunos y almuerzos gratuitos para todos los estudiantes de K-12, independientemente de sus ingresos. Desde entonces, 26 estados han introducido una legislación similar en respuesta...
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When California passed the landmark School Meals for All legislation in 2021, we became the first state in the nation to provide free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students regardless of income. Since then, 26 states have introduced similar legislation in response to the end of federal pandemic emergency food...
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A partir del próximo año, los almuerzos escolares en California podrán ser mucho más saludables si se aprueba un nuevo proyecto de ley que establecería directrices para el azúcar añadido. El Proyecto de Ley 348 del Senado limitaría la cantidad de azúcar añadida a 25 gramos por día. La senadora estatal...
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Starting next year, school lunches in California could get a lot healthier if a new bill passes to set guidelines for added sugar. Senate Bill 348 would limit the amount of added sugar to 25 grams a day. Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, authored the bill to improve the quality of...