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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 chicken, vegan chana masala, chilaquiles and other treats. Districts […]

Thanks to a surge in federal and state funding, the hottest new restaurant in California might be your local elementary school.

The hottest new restaurant in California might be your local elementary school.

The hottest new restaurant in California might be your local elementary school.

Last year California began providing free school lunches to all TK-12 students, regardless of family income. Now, with an influx of state and federal money, school districts are revamping kitchens

Last year California began providing free school lunches to all TK-12 students, regardless of family income. Now, with an influx of state and federal money, school districts are revamping kitchens

With a $15 billion influx of state and federal money, school districts are revamping kitchens and training staff to provide freshly made, healthy meals.

Last year California began providing free school lunches to all TK-12 students, regardless of family income. Now, with an influx of state and federal money, school districts are revamping kitchens and training staff so they can provide freshly made, healthy meals.

With a $15 billion influx of state and federal money, school districts are revamping kitchens and training staff to provide freshly made, healthy meals.

California school lunches are free for all students. Now, fueled by an influx of funding, the focus is on freshly made, healthy meals.