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Recommendations for school safety just issued by a Sandy Hook Advisory Commission may well be considered by schools nationwide, according to Bo Mitchell, president of 911 Consulting.

Parents who are trying to combat child obesity with physical exercise are running into a financial hurdle, according to a new poll, which finds that kids from lower-income families are being forced out of pay-to-play sports at their schools.

Bowing to negative headlines and pressure from lawmakers, the USDA will soon give school districts the choice of opting out of  "pink slime," a blend of beef scraps treated with amonia hydroxide intended to kill bacteria.

American Heart Association (AHA) CEO Nancy Brown issued a statement in support of the final nutrition standards for school meals announced last week by First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: