Blog

HSC’s blog is here to help you stay up to date on the movement for healthier schools. Visit often to read about exciting work in Chicago and across the country.

young black student smiling at the camera
January 23, 2019

Raising Awareness of Chronic Absenteeism
young boy holding mom's hand outside a building
January 17, 2019

Why We Oppose the Proposed “Public Charge” Rule
students at Germantown Municipal School District using Heart Zone system
January 15, 2019

Thinking Outside the Box with ESSA Funding
January 11, 2019

A Vast Majority of Schools and Universities Are Implementing Green Cleaning
January 10, 2019

Fit to Learn Lesson Plans Now Available Online
December 18, 2018

Planning a New Schoolyard at Ashe
students eating lunch in a school cafeteria
December 13, 2018

What the USDA Final Rule Means for School Food
student at a Space to Grow ribbon cutting at Cook Elementary Schools
December 11, 2018

How We Supported Student Health + Wellness in 2018
Cooking up Change 2018 winning team from Vaughn
November 20, 2018

Winning Cooking up Change with a Cajun Po’Boy
Aramark Executive Chef Michael Watz
November 13, 2018

Welcoming Aramark’s Executive Chef as a Cooking up Change Judge
November 12, 2018

Washburne’s Commitment to Cooking up Change
student feet in a school gymnasium
September 27, 2018

Addressing Chronic Absenteeism and More With ESSA Funding