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Monday, February 25, 2013  Pilot program starts April 1st, Syracuse Schools will participate

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  School districts are working to reduce fat, sugar and salt but keep foods kids will eat for lunch.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Syracuse students and school officials respond to a Youtube parody claiming the new school lunch guidelines leave high schoolers hungry.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his office has settled an investigation for $18 million into seven years of overcharges by a food company serving 39 school and public lunch programs statewide.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Michelle Obama is turning online editor for a week.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer schools choice in ground beef buys amid growing concern over an ammonia-treated filler critics call "pink slime."

Thursday, March 08, 2012  New York state has been chosen to be part of a pilot program meant to ensure that low-income children receive free meals at school.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  It's one of those modern dilemmas: healthy food is more expensive and not everybody has access to it.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  School cafeterias would have to hold the fries - and serve kids more whole grains, fruits and vegetables - under the government's plans for the first major nutritional overhaul of students' meals in 15 years.

Monday, December 13, 2010  Legislation to feed more lunches and dinners to hungry children at school is about to become law.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced what it called a major new initiative Tuesday, giving $2 million to food behavior scientists to find ways to use psychology to improve kids' use of the federal school lunch program and fight childhood obesity.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010  An Auburn elementary school teacher is facing three counts of petit larceny and endangering the welfare of a child.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  Greasy pizzas and high-calorie desserts may be less frequent lunchtime treats for schoolchildren under a popular bill that the Senate Agriculture Committee is expected to approve Wednesday.