West Michigan schools receive grant for healthier food options.
The Chef Ann Foundation awarded nearly $5 million to eight groups, including two school districts right here in West Michigan.
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The Chef Ann Foundation awarded nearly $5 million to eight groups, including two school districts right here in West Michigan.
Schools across the state are working on providing made-from-scratch meals while combating a decline in the number of school food workers.
School meals and dining facilities are receiving a $26 million nutrition and healthy foods investment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
The Boulder Valley school board at its Tuesday meeting was expected to hear an update on state education legislation that was passed this session that included an overhaul of the state's 30-year-old school funding formula.
School districts have chronic problems with recruiting and retaining staff, partly because of low wages, according to a report.