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#1698: Improving School Meals and a Student Podcasting Competition | The Best of Our Knowledge

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Pat Bradley
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

How does U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack want to improve school meals programs? A national competition is welcoming submissions from student podcasters; and two schools in Albany, New York are adding programs to attract new applicants.  

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