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Election season is here, and the stakes are high. Your elected officials make decisions that affect students’ well-being—in and out of th...

One of the most dynamic, inspiring and wonderful humans working in the school garden space is Stephen Ritz, founder of the Green Bronx Ma...

The Office of Food and Nutrition Services has been working around the clock to ensure all kids and families have been fed since the pande...

Welcome to fall. Whether you are keeping your kids fully remote, doing hybrid learning, here are your school food and P-EBT updates. Grab...

As you know, I have been advocating for the DOE to remove sugary beverages including chocolate milk and juice from its menus. I published...

Hi team. I hope you are all staying well and sane! I am writing with an important advocacy opportunity! The DOE is poised to spend $3 mil...

Obesity is on the Rise. Children have diabetes. COVID is tied to diet-related disease. So why is the DOE spending $3 million dollars a ye...

Hello everyone. This message is one written as a mother, a white mother, who does not have to worry abut her white son the way I know bla...

While we mostly discuss the quality of food being served to our children in this space, in my life as a journalist I tend to write about ...

On May 20th, several DOE the contracts will be discussed at the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) meeting. The PEP Council be reviewing ...

In October 2018, I formed a grass-roots advocacy group called The NYC Healthy School Food Alliance. I was working hard to convince New Yo...

Before COVID-19—before social distancing, before toilet paper panics, before communal mask making, restaurants closing, and our loved one...

Hi everyone, I hope that you are all safe (and sane) and that this disease has not made its mark on you or your loved ones. It is almost ...

Hi everyone. I hope you and yours are staying well and socially distant. I have been homeschooling my kids (ha!) while reporting on the C...

Good morning team! I have an exciting update on the Scratch Cooking Implementation Bill (Intro 1676) which I advocated for last year and w...

I am excited to share that Brooklyn's Community Board 2 has sent two letters to DOE, Comptroller Stringer and the Chancellor. The first e...

We had a great day at City Council on Thursday February 27th and were able to meet with Council Members Ampry-Samuel, Inez Barron, Justin...

From our partners at the Tisch Food Center's #FoodEd Coalition: Support Healthy School Meals The Trump administration is threatening to o...

In anticipation of the annual City Council budget and legislative positions, we have set up several meetings with City Council Members fo...

Please join fellow parents, nutritionists, advocates, and friends for our first Lobby Day at City Council on Thursday February 27th from ...