Out of Sight, But Firmly in Mind
When I’m standing on my soapbox, correcting the misperceptions that continue to persist about school meals and the people who feed America’s students, I frequently point out that “no one gets into—and stays with—school nutrition for money or for glory.” You do it for the kids. This is so evident in the images of smiling children eating school meals and cafeteria staff engaging with students of all ages, as well as the stories about connections made with individual youth, especially those disadvantaged by food insecurity, economics and family dysfunction...