The 6th lecture in our Schoolyard Forest Design Lecture Series is TOMORROW. This session features research on how living schoolyards and schoolyard forests can help reduce extreme heat and increase thermal comfort, as well as design recommendations to keep students cool at school

The School Environmental Justice as Social Justice Note provides a quick primer on how environmental justice concepts relate to schools. Read it here and share: shorturl.at/joDW2

Way to go, George! 🎉 👏 💚

Our congratulations go to CDE Education Programs Consultant George Garcia from the School Facilities and Transportation Services Division, who has received the ED Infrastructure & Sustainability Director’s Award!

Environmental education is the foundation of environmental stewardship 🏫 🌱
Apply soon to honor teachers who incorporate environmental education in the classroom and students who promote environmental awareness and action in their communities!
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DSA applauds innovation! Our 2024 sustainable schools showcase spotlights Medea Creek Middle, a Green Ribbon School recognized by the US Dept of Education for its groundbreaking carbon & energy-efficient new building. #sustainability

Learn more here: tinyurl.com/2fxxyhda

The 14th annual Green Schools Conference & Expo, set in Santa Fe from March 5–7, 2024, will bring together education and sustainability leaders, advocates, and experts to address critical issues in green schools. #GSCE24 greenschoolsconference.org

Video from today's Policy Forum for Heat Resilient Schools 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=aMUmLQ…

Thanks to our brilliant panelists Kelly Turner Sara Ross & Jonathan Klein, and for our expert moderator Andra Yeghoian!

Let's continue the conversation this legislative session!

The Farm Grand Opening had a wonderful turnout! Thank you to all who attended and who have supported us on this journey! Rio Del Valle School RioSchools FoodCorps #rioschools

Great news on #AmericaRecyclesDay ♻️! We've awarded $60 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia as well as over $33 million in Recycling Education and Outreach grants.

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The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments @NCSSLE invites you to join their next webinar: Promoting Health and Well-Being in LGBTQ+ Students, scheduled for Wednesday, October 25, 12:00-1:30pm PT safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/events/webinar…

The California State Senate passed a resolution proclaiming November 14th as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in 2021. Learn more about how students were inspired to create Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day and celebrate Ruby's bravery and courage.
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EJScreen: The Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool from U.S. EPA is a tool that provides EPA with a nationally consistent dataset and approach for combining environmental and demographic socioeconomic indicators. epa.gov/ejscreen/what-…

Molly Stitt, Education Programs Consultant for @cdefacilities CA Department of Education leads an on-demand session at the NAAEE 🎓🌎 Virtual Conference on The Great Outdoors and Flexible Learning Environments: Collaborative Spaces for Diverse Learners. Join us October 17-20! 🌳🌳🌎🌞

Electric school buses, pesticides and oil wells: New environmental laws coming to California: Newsom signs numerous bills over the weekend backed by environmental groups, via Mercury News
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Congratulations to Yara Masadeh, a junior at Magnolia HS, who wrote an op-ed that was published today in the Voice of OC arguing that green spaces on school campuses can heal communities that struggle with finding affordable organic produce.  

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📓 Are you looking for homework resources and lesson plans on environmental education? Do you want to help students learn about environmental issues and make informed decisions? Visit our environmental education website! #BackToSchool2023 #HealthySchools epa.gov/education

#ThrowbackThursday to visiting 10 past ED-GRS honorees in Northern and Central California just last week! Thank you for partnering with us on the tour CA Green Ribbon CA Department of Education

As smoke from wildfires🔥 looms, we are reminded of the urgency to combat climate 🌎change. This week CA Department of Education is partnering w/ U.S. Department of Education ED Infrastructure & Sustainability to highlight sustainability practices like green schoolyards, infrastructure upgrades & waste diversion. #GreenStridesTour

For Day 3 of the #GreenStridesTour CA Green Ribbon CA Department of Education CDE Office of Learning Environments & U.S. Department of Education are heading to central California to visit two outstanding ED-GRS honorees: MercedUHSD & Quail Lake Environmental Charter School SangerUnified

⬇️Butterfly Garden at Quail Lake 🦋⬇️