Activity 1: Formative Assessment Printable Student View What were the aims of the Soviet Union following World War II? To extend freedom to the nations they liberated To control nations they liberated to make Russia more secure To support international law and decisions of the United Nations To help people...

The Nebraska State Board of Education awarded reVISION grants to schools statewide to help develop Nebraska’s talent pipelines for economic growth and workforce development, while strengthening high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The competitive Perkins reVISION Action Grant program provides Perkins funds to secondary school districts to help...

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) has awarded mini-grants for Nebraska Thursdays, a program that supports schools statewide in serving and promoting locally-grown or locally-produced foods in school cafeterias on the first Thursday of each month. Funded by the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission, 11 schools were awarded a total of...

Modifying recipes and menus to meet the Dietary Guidelines By carefully purchasing foods, preparing foods in different ways or substituting ingredients, diets can be made healthier. Here are some suggestions for reducing the fat, sodium and sugar, and increasing the amount of fiber in recipes. Remember, diets of children less...

Safe food to go: A guide to packing lunches and picnicking If you could just throw the refrigerator under one arm and take it with you, there wouldn't be any problem in caring for food to go. That's because the best way to fight food poisoning is to keep perishable...

Child & Adult Care Food Program Adults serve an important role at meal time Have you ever wondered why it is good for caregivers to sit with the children during meal times and eat the same food that the children eat? Adults seated at the table, eating the same foods...

Something to think about . . . Should we force children to eat or reward them for cleaning their plate? by Connie Stefkovich, R.D., former Administrator, Nutrition Services When your center applied to the Nebraska Department of Education to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), you...

The ABCs of trimming fat Give your children the gift of a lifetime. Help them eat healthy. Foods are neither good nor bad. Some foods have more fiber, protein or sugar. Others have more vitamins or fat. Make a place for all foods in children's diet. For children two years...

Links This page includes some web sites that may be of interest to the users of the Nutrition Services web site. This is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of sites. You will be leaving the Nebraska Department of Education server when you follow these links. These links will...

Essential Question How has the relative power of federal versus state governments changed over time? Background Major challenges to the nation, such as wars, often lead to increases of federal power. For example, the Great Depression impacted people's lives and led to an increase in federal power as the federal...

More than 259 Nebraska students, advisers, and guests virtually attended the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference. Nebraska FBLA members competed in 79 events. More than 11,368 FBLA and Middle Level FBLA members attended the conference. During the conference, members participated in leadership workshops, competitive events, and...

Children need good food all year long, even when they are not in school. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides healthy meals to children, ages one to 18, free of charge. Community organizations and private nonprofits, as well as schools, and tribal and local governments, including parks and recreation...

Power struggles: meal time is not a battleground "Clean your plate! No dessert until you eat your vegetables! If you behave you can have a piece of candy." Do these phrases sound familiar? Before you say them again, stop and think about the negative effect such words may have on...

More than 500 Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators and administrators from across the state came together for the 2023 Nebraska Career Education (NCE) Conference hosted in Kearney, Nebraska June 5-8th.  The 49th Annual Conference was themed “CTE Without Limits.” The keynote and sessions focused on ensuring all students have...

Role-Playing Adam Blatner in his article, "Role-Playing in Education" says that: Role-playing is a methodology derived from sociodrama that may be used to help students understand the more subtle aspects of literature, social studies, and even some aspects of science or mathematics. Further, it can help them become more interested...