Teachers Union on Obama Lunch Standards: ‘We Can Creatively Engage and Educate Students to Increase Acceptance’

Teachers Union on Obama Lunch Standards: ‘We Can Creatively Engage and Educate Students to Increase Acceptance’

The nation’s largest teachers union has published an article supporting the new federal school lunch regulations championed by First Lady Michelle Obama, despite the fact that students across the nation have complained about the food and not getting enough to eat.

“The National Education Association believes when it comes to the health of America’s youth, it’s best to think of exercise and nutrition as different sides of the same coin,” said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. “Students need both to perform well in school and develop healthy lifestyles that will serve them for the rest of their...