School Board Strong: Providing Leadership for Sustainability
June 06, 2019
How one district, led by its board of education, has made impressive sustainability strides.
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83 New Jersey Schools Achieve Sustainability Certification
September 07, 2016
Sustainable Jersey for Schools has announced that 83 schools have achieved the 2016 Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. The 83 schools come from 24 different…
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…
A Guidebook for Going Green
March 07, 2016
Sustainability hasn’t traditionally been a top concern for school officials. School budgets, the 2 percent tax levy cap, student achievement, curriculum issues, the health and…
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…
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.…