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A school food menu from Dijon, France. If Canadians want school food programs that achieve the benefits of the best programs in the world, we need to learn from global examples. (R. Engler-Stringer)

July 14, 2025

School lunches, the French way: It’s not just about nutrition, but togetherness and bon appetit

Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan

France, England and Scotland all bring important insights for Canada’s national school food program, around menus, centralized kitchens, local resources and building community.

There are huge disparities in provinces’ school food funding: Per student, per school day, Nova Scotia contributes $3.30, whereas Ontario pays only nine cents. A market in Saint John, N.B., on May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

June 10, 2025

The food affordability crisis is one reason governments need to step up for school food

Tina Moffat, McMaster University

Parents and teachers in a southern Ontario survey conducted in the city of Hamilton and Peel Region spoke about their desires for an equitable and inclusive school food program.

July 14, 2022

Don’t expect schools to do all the heavy lifting to close the education divide between the big cities and the rest of Australia

John Halsey, Flinders University

The Australian approach to lifting standards of schooling has a crucial blind spot: the role of the people and communities outside school in supporting students.

June 28, 2022

Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here’s how schools can manage the risks

Allan Dale, James Cook University

It’s not the first time Australian schools have been given a choice of a religious school chaplain or a secular welfare officer, and for some schools the decision can be divisive.

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