The cast of Nickelodeon’s Victorious! (Matt Bennett, Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Avan Jogia, Daniella Monet and Leon Thomas III) took time recently to encourage schools to get green through the … Read more
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It’s Official: Inaugural U.S. Green Ribbon School Award Winners Announced!
On April 23, 2012, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, alongside White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairwoman Nancy Sutley and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, announced the winnersof the inaugural U.S. … Read more
Environmental Education = Fun
Today I’ve decided to highlight a couple of cool things that schools across the country are doing to make the process of greening their schools FUN. Hopefully this list will … Read more
Weekly News Roundup – April 20, 2012
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Nearly 400 Kansas Schools to be Recognized as Part … Read more

GUEST POST: Helping Schools Reduce Energy Use Saves Money and Serves as a Teaching Tool
The HELiOS Project (Helios Energy Lights Our Schools) was originally developed as a model for helping school districts build their own renewable energy systems to offset the cost of their electricity use. It has been adopted by a growing number of school districts in California. Read more

New Biodiversity Pathway Asks Eco-Schools (and Students) to Explore the Wild Around Them
Many schools offer hands-on laboratories for studying life on earth without even knowing it. Just in time for National Wildlife Week, National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA program has officially launched … Read more

New Jersey’s Ben Franklin Elementary is the Highlight of My Week (and a Silver Award Eco-School)
On Monday I had the privilege of traveling to New Jersey with Director Jane Nishida and Justin Harris of the US EPA Office of Regional and Bilateral Affairs to visit … Read more

Green Schools National Conference Draws Student Participation in Colorado
The Greens Schools National Network’s (GSNN) mission is to advance the National Green and Healthy Schools movement by connecting like-minded and passionate education, non-profit, corporate and public sector individuals and … Read more

Young Reporters for the Environment Program Coordinators Gather in Turkey
Kusadasi, Turkey was the location for the annual meeting of the international Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) program this February. Two members of NWF’s Eco-Schools USA team had the … Read more

MA Energy Advisor Says Eco-Schools USA Helps Students Work Through Complex Challenges
One of the highlights of my job is when I get to talk with teachers and students, and hear about the work they are doing to green their schools. Last … Read more