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North Dakota schools are now required to reduce the amount of added sugar in student meals, part of a broader effort to improve child nutrition. The change builds on the federal Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994, which has guided school meal standards for decades. State officials say the move is backed by research showing that many students eat their most nutritious meal of the day at school.

Senate Bill 2241, also effective Aug. 1, paves the way for charter schools in North Dakota. While no applications are being accepted yet, the law allows for the creation of independently operated public schools that meet state curriculum standards but offer specialized approaches—such as STEM-foc

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