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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 1:48pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) visited Sharon Elementary School Thursday to highlight new federal Farm to School legislation. The Farm to School Act, introduced by Leahy on April 22, seeks to reauthorize and expand the popular federal Farm to School program.  Sharon Elementary School actively participates in Farm to School programing with a school garden, farm tours and an ongoing focus on health and wellness. Leahy, who chairs th...

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Read Article For the last decade, the national Farm to School grant program has helped connect so many students in our state, and around the country, with freshly-grown local produce. The program is a win-win both for farmers, who are able to sell directly to local school districts, and for children who have access to nutritious whole foods while at school. That’s why this farm family was pleased to hear that Sen. Collins has introduced the Farm to School Act of 2021 to continue this program...

Rural schools facing the axe this fall could find their salvation or face another setback in a response expected this week from the school district’s board of trustees. The Fraser-Fort George Regional District’s select standing committee on rural schools expects to hear back from the District 57 board of trustees some time this week on a number of alternatives to closing three rural schools they put forward to the board earlier this month. “We have looked at some of the alternatives wh...

Farm to School Act Will Support Child Nutrition Programs and Local Food Systems in Rebuilding From Pandemic National Farm to School Network and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition urge support for the Act, emphasizing farm to schools proven impacts for children, farmers, and local economies News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A bipartisan group of Senate leaders have introduced the Farm to School Act of 2021 to support schools, farmers, and c...

A Successful Virtual Advocacy Week For UNICEF USA Share to Linkedin UNICEF advocates came together virtually this March to meet with Members of Congress and raise their voices on behalf of the worlds children. UNICEF supporters met with Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) during UNICEF USAs virtual Advocacy Week in March 2021 to discuss the importance of government support for UNICEFs lifesaving work on behalf of the worlds children. © UNICEF USA UNICEF USA’s Advocacy Week, which took place...

A bill that aimed to create safer walking conditions for students on their way to school in Escambia County and across the state is likely dead this legislative session. House Bill 229 — which was sponsored by state Rep. Michelle Salzman, R-Pensacola, and pushed by local advocate Rob Doss — seemed to have a promising future earlier this week after being passed unanimously by the Florida House Education and Employment Committee, which would have sent the bill to be heard by the full Hous...

There was little new funding in the budget for students, but Jenelle Davies of the BC Federation of Students pointed out that last year’s B.C. Access Grant was a major investment. The grant offers up to $4,000 a year to middle- and low-income post-secondary students in the province. Any student who applies for a B.C. student loan is automatically assessed for the grant. “We know that this is a pandemic budget,” said Davies, adding that she was pleased to see a $36-million investment in st...

The charter school movement began in earnest in North Carolina in 1997 when 34 schools opened across the state. There are now 200 charter schools in operation.  The 1996 Charter School Act established the system of tuition-free, public schools that are not bound by many of the rules as traditional public schools. The act was sponsored by Sen. Wib Gulley, a Democrat from Durham, and Rep. Steve Wood, a Guilford County Republican.  These days there’s less bipartisanship about charter schools, ...

Local advocates hope scrapping much of their proposed Safe Walkways to School Act for a much shorter bill will help improve walking conditions for schoolchildren in the future. Rep. Michelle Salzman amended her bill to call for the Department of Transportation to study what constitutes a safe and suitable walkway for children from kindergarten through 12th grade, and ultimately recommend criteria for what would be considered hazardous. The amended bill, HB 229, passed the Florida Houses Early...