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What Is A Green School?

Read the Report

SAMPLE SCHOOL BOARD RESOLUTION

PILLAR 4: TEACH, LEARN, ENGAGE

PILLAR 3: GREEN & HEALTHY SPACE

PILLAR 2: SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE

PILLAR 1: STRIVE TO BE TOXICS FREE

FOUR PILLARS FOR HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS

THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IS YOUR PAL

Why Green Schools?

Fun Facts About Green Schools!

How Do I Green My School?

A Green Back-to-School

Green Schools Parent Toolkit

7 Steps to a Green School

How to Green Your School

Green Schools Profiles

Environmental Inspiration Stories

Green Star Schools Program

BUSD Green Star Schools

Issues Overview

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EWG’s Online Guide to Healthy Cleaning

Health Effects of Cell Phones and Cell Phone Towers: Ongoing Debate and Common Sense Precautions

NEW! California Resources for Reducing Asthma in Schools

Free Your School from Plastic Waste with "Plastic Free Campuses"

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta Spotlights Toxic Air in Schools

Healthy Kids Need Safe Foods

EPA Offers First-Ever School Siting Guidelines

Children's Exposure to Toxics: Costs and Solutions

National Healthy Schools Day Helps Clear the Air - And You Can, Too!

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Selects Green Cleaning Chemicals

Energy Conservation Checklists & Tools

Energize For the Prize!

Saving Big with "Solar Master Plans"

Schools and Districts: Join the State Electronics Challenge!

The NEED Project: Energy Education Resources

PEAK Energy Education Program

Energy Efficiency Dashboard Wins Award

Use Energy Star's Computer Power Management (CPM)

UPDATE: California Schools Chief Leads Drive for Energy Efficiency in Schools

"Energy Efficient Schools Initiative" Launched

Green Purchasing

Watch Webinar: Green Purchasing for Schools Saves Money and Reduces Your Environmental Footprint

Green Schools Buying Guide

Green Back-to-School Supplies

Green Gift Ideas

Zero-Waste School Events: Guide & Infographic

School Compost Programs: Pathways to Success

Waste Reduction & Recycling Checklists & Tools

Bringing Green Together: Sustainability Management Systems Unite School Sustainability Efforts

Schools and Districts: Join the State Electronics Challenge!

Update: Green Dream Contest Winners Make Haste to Reduce Waste

First Green Modular Classrooms Arrive at Albany High

Textile Recycling: Get a Bin and Get Paid for Recycling

Of Dryer Lint, Plastics and Petroleum Products: 2011 Earth Day Stories

6 Resources for Becoming a Zero Waste School

California Drought and Why Schools Should Conserve Water

Water Quality & Conservation Checklists and Tools

Short Video Tells "The Real Story of Water"

Take Back the Tap!

Gardens and Food

Healthy Food Checklists & Tools

Green Schoolyards Checklist & Tools

Improved School Meal Standards Unveiled

Healthy Kids Need Safe Foods

Improving School Food: Do It Now or Pay the Price Later

Curriculum: Nourish California Offers Multimedia Resources to Engage and Inspire

The Secret Life of Beef

Curriculum: "The Whole Plate -- A Return to Real Food"

Grow an Easy School Garden

Green and Rebuild with Chocolate

3rd annual Nature's Voices Student Story Contest for 6-12 Graders

Tips for Teachers: Start the School Year Off Green!

"Green" Black Heroes

Teaching Resources for Endangered Species Day, May 18, 2012

New EPA Site for Students Offers Lesson Plans for Teachers, Too

Tell Your Senators To Support Environmental Education

NAAEE Seeks VOLUNTEERS for 2012 Conference in Oakland

2012 Courses for Educators from the Green Ambassadors Institute and UCLA Extension - Scholarships Available!

Curriculum: "Connecting Students to the World", Lessons for Literacy, Science, and Social Studies

Sample School Board Resolution - HTML

Green Schools Parent Toolkit

Speak Up for Clean Air!

Tell Your Senators To Support Environmental Education

Improving School Food: Do It Now or Pay the Price Later

CALENDAR: Events, Grants, Workshops, etc.

Green Your Events & Holidays

A Happy Green Halloween

A Happy Green Halloween

Green Fundraising

Workshop Materials

Green Schools Buying Guide

Application for Listing in the Guide

The Green Cleaning Toolkit

Green Schools Parent Toolkit

Fun Facts About Green Schools!

Groups call for including schools in California's AB32 climate change plans

Jack Johnson Helps Us Build  A Greener World

Help us win $20,000 via Sungevity VOTE today!

Nature's Voices

Green Ribbon Schools 2013: 78 inspiring schools and districts lead the way to a sustainable future

California 2013 Green Ribbon Nominees Announced

Towards Healthy Schools 2015: New Report from Coalition for Healthy Schools

A Chat with Sarah Delaney, San Francisco Unified's Ecoliteracy Specialist

Clovis Unified turns to solar project for energy savings

Green Schools Progress in 2012

Good-Bye to Green Schools Initiative!

Zero-Waste School Events: Guide & Infographic

California's Blueprint for Environmental Literacy

Green Schools Resolutions for 2015

Berkeley Unified recycling gets back on track

If You Can't Breathe, You Can't Learn! Cleaning for Healthy Schools

Emeryville District Passes First "Green Schools" Resolution

Green Schools Initiative on Terra Verde Radio Show

SF Chronicle Article on Schools and Global Warming Features Green Schools Initiative

Green Schools Initiative Receives "Golden Frog for Environmental Excellence"

2008 Golden Frog Winner

A Green Back to School

Critical Connections: How Student Health Impacts Achievement

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) and Green Purchasing

About the Green Schools Buying Guide

Programs to help you buy green

Buy cooperatively or purchase in bulk

Write a green bid or contract

Adopt A Green Purchasing Policy

Green Cleaners: Health Criteria & Best Practices

AUGUST 2007 NEWSLETTER

A Green Back to School

DECEMBER 2006 NEWSLETTER

ISSUE OF THE MONTH: TOXIC TOYS

HEAD-ROYCE SCHOOL'S NEW GREEN MISSION

DECEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2007 NEWSLETTER

California Association of Independent Schools Conference

ISSUE OF THE MONTH: PAPER CONSUMPTION

MARCH 2008 NEWSLETTER

Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22!

MAY 2008 NEWSLETTER

Food Waste in the Face of Hunger

The New Learning Curve: Four Rs, Not Three

NOVEMBER 2006 NEWSLETTER

Action Alert: Tell CA's Office of Public School Construction to Improve School Indoor Environmental Quality

COW HOLLOW SCHOOL'S HEALTHY SCHOOL INITIATIVE

NOVEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

Connecticut School Chooses Clean and Green

ISSUE OF THE MONTH: GREEN FUNDRAISING

OCTOBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

ISSUE OF THE MONTH: SOLAR POWERED SCHOOLS

APRIL 2009 E-NEWS

FEBRUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER

ISSUE OF THE MONTH: SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL

JANUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER

UPDATE: Toxic Air at School

MARCH 2009 E-NEWS

STIMULUS $ FOR SCHOOLS

SEPTEMBER 2006 NEWSLETTER

A Green Back to School