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Fruit and Vegetable Plate Waste among Students in a Suburban School District Participating in the National School Lunch Program

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Handforth, Kellyn M.; Gilboy, Mary Beth; Harris, Jeffrey; Melia, Nicole – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2016

Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this project was to assess fruit and vegetable plate waste, examine patterns of selection and consumption of specific fruit and vegetable subgroups, and analyze for differences across gender, grade level, and school. Methods: A previously-validated digital photography method was used to collect plate waste data…

Descriptors: Food, Eating Habits, Suburban Schools, Lunch Programs

Satisfaction of Middle School Lunch Program Participants and Non-Participants with the School Lunch Experience

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Smith, Stephanie; Cunningham-Sabo, Leslie; Auld, Garry – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2015

Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine middle school students' satisfaction with the school lunch experience, using two validated surveys; the Middle/Junior High School Student Participation Survey and the Middle/Junior High School Student Non-Participation Survey, both developed by the National Food Service Management…

Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Student Surveys, Middle School Students, Statistical Analysis

Middle School Student Perceptions of School Lunch Following Revised Federal School Meal Guidelines

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Kjosen, Maria M.; Moore, Carolyn E.; Cullen, Karen W. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2015

Purpose: This study assessed student perceptions of school meals under the new federal meal patterns for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Student feedback is instrumental in developing strategies to increase and maintain NSLP participation, satisfaction, and ultimately provide students with a healthy meal. Methods: Anonymous…

Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Lunch Programs, Food

An Empirical Test of Oklahoma's A-F School Grades

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Adams, Curt M.; Forsyth, Patrick B.; Ware, Jordan; Mwavita, Mwarumba; Barnes, Laura L.; Khojasteb, Jam – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016

Oklahoma is one of 16 states electing to use an A-F letter grade as an indicator of school quality. On the surface, letter grades are an attractive policy instrument for school improvement; they are seemingly clear, simple, and easy to interpret. Evidence, however, on the use of letter grades as an instrument to rank and improve schools is scant…

Descriptors: Grading, Grades (Scholastic), Educational Quality, Educational Indicators

"More [Time] Is Better or Less Is More?" Neoliberal Influences on Teaching and Learning Time

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Roda, Allison – Journal of Education Policy, 2017

This article examines the neoliberal influences on "Port City Schools" (PCS) unique district-wide extended learning time (ELT) initiative. Despite the recent popularity of ELT in urban schools, there have been few qualitative studies that question how stakeholders make sense of ELT on the ground. This research fills that gap in the…

Descriptors: Neoliberalism, School Districts, Qualitative Research, Urban Schools

Teacher Evaluation Tools: An Examination of Wyoming Evaluation Models as a Predictor of Student Achievement

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Gilbert, Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2014

The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between teacher quality, student characteristics, teacher attributes, and student growth in reading. The legislation requirements enacted with NCLB (2002), WAEA (2013), and Chapter 29 (Wyoming Department of Education, 2010) necessitated that student achievement be a primary consideration…

Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement

The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Report. Wyoming. Grade 8, Public Schools

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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011

Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…