Green Schools: Newark’s Energy-Saving Measures
June 21, 2016
School boards across New Jersey are grappling with the maintenance challenges of aging facilities. Fortunately, there are state programs available that offer alternative financing, as…
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Green Schools: Schools Becoming Sustainable – With Help From Friends
June 21, 2016
Across the country, schools are under major pressure to “go green” and protect the environment while teaching our children. But school leaders with a vision…
Green Schools: Registration Begins for Sustainable Jersey for Schools
February 11, 2016
Sustainable Jersey, in collaboration with the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), launched a voluntary certification-recognition program for schools in New Jersey in October. The…
Executive Word: Toward a Green Future
February 09, 2016
In June, I had the honor of representing NJSBA at the 2015 New Jersey Sustainability Summit at The College of New Jersey. During the event,…
Green Delivers
February 09, 2016
The difficult decisions facing school districts, from budget cuts to improving test scores to personnel issues, are significantly multiplied when districts choose to design and…
New Jersey’s Green Leaders
February 09, 2016
The U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) award program was launched in 2011-2012 to recognize the highest performing green schools in the nation.…
Taking Action to Achieve Certification
February 09, 2016
It’s crunch time for the first group of schools working to become certified in the inaugural year of the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program.…