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How Can EdSpaces Provide the Ideal Home for the Green Schools Movement?

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EdSpace Conference. This year in San Antonio, Texas, 12/4-6, 2013.

The National School Supply and Equipment Association’s (NSSEA) EdSpaces Planning Committee met recently to plan the 2013 event taking place December 4-6 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. We were pleased to have Patrick Lane from USGBC’s Center for Green Schools with us help make EdSpaces the meeting place for the many relevant participants in the green schools movement whose jobs are to design, furnish, operate or maintain educational institutions.

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Celebrating a CT Green School Program Worthy of Best Collaboration

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Over the past three years, we’ve been proud to work closely with several federal agencies and more than 80 different NGOs to help develop and support the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools recognition award. There’s widespread agreement in Washington that this collaborative program, which has brought so many different stakeholders together, is an historic milestone program in the green schools movement, and we tip our hats to the U.S.

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The Search is On: Win $5,000 for Your School!

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We have a lot to learn when it comes to green schools. We acknowledge, categorize and celebrate schools in the United States that save resources and improve health and learning, yet we know far too little about comparable schools beyond this nation’s borders. At the Center for Green Schools, we’ve worked hard to come to a comprehensive definition of a “green school.” This definition has allowed us to identify schools that are improving the places where our children learn.

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Get Started on the 2013 Green Apple Day of Service!

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With spring finally in the air, the team at the Center for Green Schools is already getting excited for Green Apple Day of Service 2013! After a great inaugural year, we can’t wait to see an even bigger impact this September 28. Join us for a kick-off webcast on Thursday, April 11 at 6 p.m.

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Taking a Look at the State of Our Nation’s Schools

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Everywhere I go, I see schools falling apart. On my way to work in D.C., I pass schools with broken windows and crumbling bricks. In the Bronx, I’ve been inside schools where only one out of four bathroom stalls is even remotely usable. In Georgia, I’ve met students and teachers forced to take time away from the classroom to treat headaches and asthma attacks. In my capacity as the director of the Center for Green Schools, I’ve visited schools in more than 27 states. I know that our schools are in desperate need of repair.

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