Perdue calls it a slowdown, critics say it’s a rollback of healthy school lunch rules

• Chuck Abbott

When the 2017/18 school year opens in late summer, public schools will not have to use more whole grains and less salt in their cafeteria meals unless they want to, and they will be allowed to sell 1 percent flavored milk, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Although he said he was giving schools more flexibility,… » Read More