DANBURY -- Pink slime will be invited to fewer luncheons next year, local school officials say. That's because the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to offer school lunch programs a choice ...

NEW YORK - The nation's school districts are turning up their noses at "pink slime," the beef product that caused a public uproar earlier this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the ...

ALBANY — School districts soon will be able to opt out of a common ammonia-treated ground beef filler critics have dubbed "pink slime." Amid a growing social media storm over so-called "lean ...

PHOTOS: Northwestern High School's new cafeteria. Deli options used to be once a week. “It was so popular that we incorporated it to be every day,” Cassedy said.

School lunch programs are expected to pay for themselves. Federal reimbursements don’t cover the full costs and expenses are up, according to the School Nutrition Association.