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An Unsafe School Environment Can Affect Students’ Health and Academic Performance

 |  Jan 18, 2012

In my years as a classroom teacher, I noticed an increase in the number of students who missed school due to respiratory problems. Why the increase? Was it the school … Read more

Eco-Schools ‘Healthy Schools’ Pathway Addresses a Toxic Problem

 |  Dec 9, 2011

Early this year, the National Association of School Nurses released a disturbing nationwide survey (PDF). The results: over 40% of respondents said they knew children and school staff “adversely impacted … Read more

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Going to the Mattresses with the Texas Drought

,  |  Sep 6, 2011

After almost 70 days of 100 degree temperatures in North Texas (we still have a chance throughout September to reach those high marks yet again) it’s time for me and the … Read more

Eco-Schools USA Case Study: Student Reflections on the Plastics Are Forever Youth Summit

 |  Aug 1, 2011

  In March, 2011, Paige Dedrick, Caroline Finn and Donata Lorenzo, students at Nichols School, an Eco-School in Buffalo, New York, participated in the Plastics Are Forever International Youth Summit … Read more

We Can’t Run Away From Shocking Obesity Statistics, but Getting Outside is a Step in the Right Direction

 |  Jul 14, 2011

While 90 degree temperatures were the deciding factor in leaving my bike locked up, walking sneakers in the closet, and metro card in hand this morning, I could not help … Read more

Schools Use Summer Break As A Time For Intensive Sustainability Courses

 |  Jun 10, 2011

We’re well into June, and — for the vast majority of college students and professors — that wonderful time known as “summer break.” However, for an increasing number of students … Read more

American Teens’ Knowledge of Climate Change

 |  May 9, 2011

In a recent national study by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication researchers investigated American teen middle and high school students knowledge of how the climate system works, and the … Read more

Green Ribbon Schools: The Win-Win Scenario our Students Need!

,  |  Apr 26, 2011

Written by: Danielle Moodie-Mills and Jenna Peters [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM9kuZcz_Nw[/youtube] The U.S. Department of Education announced today the creation of the Green Ribbon Schools program, which will recognize schools that have taken … Read more

Eco-Schools USA attends first-ever Green Schools National Conference

 |  Oct 28, 2010

This week, NWF’s Kate Hofmann attended the first-ever Green Schools National Conference in Minneapolis. Read more

Ron Sims inspires at Department of Education Green Summit

,  |  Sep 21, 2010

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