Schools, Fast Food Chains Make for Unhealthy Neighbors

Looking at body-fat data from more than 1 million California students over eight years, researchers have found a direct link between obesity and the physical proximity of fast food restaurants to schools.
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Mar 23, 2009 in Education | Link |
 


The "Cheese Sandwich Policy"

School districts in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Chula Vista, California, and Hillsborough County, Florida, have implemented a "cheese sandwich policy" for students whose parents fail to pay their lunch tab. If parents don't pay, students are shamed with a cold cheese sandwich. "Every time I eat it, it makes me feel like I want to throw up," said one 7-year-old.

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Feb 26, 2009 in Education | Link |
 


From Berkeley to Boulder

Chef Ann Cooper, who, with the support of Alice Waters' Chez Panisse Foundation, transformed the Berkeley Unified School District's lunch programs, is taking her show on the road to Boulder, Colorado.

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Jan 21, 2009 in Education | Link |
 


Sushi School

In September, sushi chef Katsuya Uechi of the Katsuya restaurant empire will open the Sushi Institute of America, a professional sushi school in downtown Los Angeles. For more information, the Institute, oddly enough, has a myspace page (or here, for the official site).

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Aug 27, 2008 in Education | Link
 


The Underground Candy Economy

Schools that have banned the sale of candy on campus have spawned black markets in sweets. "It’s created a little underground economy, with businessmen selling everything from a pack of skittles to an energy drink," said Jim Nason, principal at Hook Junior High School in Victorville, California. Via Freakonomics.

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Mar 27, 2008 in Education | Link
 


Debt du Jour

After piling up high interest loans to pay for culinary school, many celebrity chef wannabes face spiraling debt.

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on May 8, 2007 in Education | Link
 


Scholarships

Education: eGullet announces scholarship program for culinary professionals.

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Oct 3, 2005 in Education | Link
 


iPods for Healthy Eating

Education: Students in Glasgow, Scotland, are being offered iPods in exchange for healthy eating through an incentive scheme linked to what they eat at school (more).

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on May 24, 2005 in Education | Link