U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack, left, and Richmond Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden converse while eating broccoli Monday at Carver Elementary School.
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Meal program expanded
Schools’ decision to participate in a federal program that provides nutritious free breakfasts and lunches to the entire student body at Carver and the city’s 43 other public schools.