U.S. Department of Education

Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office   

400 Maryland Ave., S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20202                 

MEDIA ADVISORY

EVENT DATE: Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Contacts: Press Office, (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov

and ed.green.ribbon.schools@ed.gov

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Recognize U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Managing Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Christy Goldfuss, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Education Director Louisa Koch will honor the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 3, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

At the awards ceremony, Duncan will also announce the launch of the new Green Strides website (www.greenstrides.org), which features resources and webinars for all schools to move toward the Pillars of the award, as well as all past honorees in a visual context.

The awardees are recognized for reducing their environmental impact, creating healthy learning environments and providing real-world sustainability education that prepares students to succeed in the 21st century.

The list of all selected schools and districts, as well as their nomination packages, can be found here. A report with highlights on the 81 honorees can be found here.  More information on the federal recognition award can be found here. Resources for all schools to move toward the three pillars of the award can be found here.

NOTE:  Due to building security, only registered press may attend. Those interested in attending must register with ed.green.ribbon.schools@ed.gov by June 1 at 3 p.m. for a press pass.

WHO:   

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Christy Goldfuss, managing director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

Louisa Koch, education director at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

WHAT:  

Awards Ceremony for 2015 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees

WHERE: 

U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building Auditorium

1401 Constitution Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C.

WHEN:  

2 p.m. ET, Wednesday, June 3, 2015

NOTE TO EDITORS: This event will be livestreamed: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/education-department. For a press pass, please RSVP by June 1 at 3 p.m. to ed.green.ribbon.schools@ed.gov.

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