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Lean funding, fatty food
Why school cafeterias have little choice but to offer meals that are less than ideal
School districts across Long Island, which collect nearly $7 billion each year in taxes, offer lunch menus dominated by pizza, chicken nuggets, burgers and fries despite a nationwide call to fight childhood obesity.
School food service directors say they could serve healthier meals with more money. Yet virtually none of Long Island's local school taxes help finance lunch programs.
Instead,...
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