education

Eco-Schools USA: Charting the Course to Excellence

“Charting the Course to Excellence” was the theme for the 2010 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Area Conference in Baltimore. NWF’s Jennifer Hammonds attended, and left the conference even more proud to be an educator and a steward of the environment. Read more

NASA and Eco-Schools USA – Phenology, POWER, and Participation

Day 2 of the NASA/Eco-Schools USA Climate Change Connections institute focused on technology and student engagement. Read more

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NASA and Eco-Schools USA – Forging Climate Change Connections

The inaugural NASA/Eco-Schools USA Climate Change Connections professional development institute is happening this week just outside of Washington, DC. Read more

Keeping Kids in the Dark: U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Energy “Education”

U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy teachers’ guide is just wrong. We need to provide our classrooms with a full picture, and not permit purveyors of partial information to keep students in the dark.
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RePaper Project helps Campuses Step Up Climate Protection Via Waste Reduction and Paper Recycling

This fall, help your campus move beyond simple paper recycling and take climate and sustainability practices to the next level. The RePaper Project, an initiative of the Environmental Paper Network, has released a new comprehensive tool designed to facilitate that process. The guide, entitled Paper Steps on Campus: 9 Steps to Protecting the Climate and Reducing Waste through Campus Paper Policies and compiled in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation and Recycling Organizations of North America, is an essential resource even for colleges and universities that have already begun implementing sustainability initiatives on campus. Read more

3 Fun Games for an Outdoor Birthday Party

Birthday bashes belong outdoors—even in autumn! Read more

Sustainability Leaders at Major Corporations Share Strategies at Green Pathways Conference

Today marks that start of the Creating Green Pathways for Lower-Skilled Adults Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The two-day event, co-hosted with NWF by Jobs For The Future and the National Fund … Read more

Secretary Arne Duncan, Congressman John Sarbanes Address Sustainability Education Summit in DC

This post was written by Patrick Fitzgerald, NWF’s Director of Education Advocacy. NWF’s Campus Ecology Team is back for Day 2 of the Sustainability Education Summit where hundreds of environmental, … Read more

Ron Sims inspires at Department of Education Green Summit

Deputy Secretary of Urban Development Ron Sims took the podium yesterday during the Sustainability Education Summit: “Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy” to make a strong case for the … Read more

Sustainability Education Summit convenes in DC this week

Patrick Fitzgerald is NWF’s Director of Education Advocacy. I’m sitting in a room with 250+ leaders from the education, environmental, and business communities for the first ever Sustainability Education Summit, … Read more