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MEDIA ADVISORY
EVENT DATE: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Contact: Press Office
(202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District
and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees to be Honored
Assistant U.S. Secretary
of Education for Management Holly Ham, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Director of Education Louisa Koch, Director of the Campaign
for Environmental Literacy James L. Elder, Jr. and Director of the Center for
Green Schools at the US Green Building Council Anisa Heming will honor the
2017 U.S.
Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District
Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees at 2
p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 19, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in
Washington, D.C.
At the awards ceremony,
Ham will also announce the 2017 Green Strides Tour, with the theme “Taking
Learning Outside.”
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 63 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.
WHO:
Assistant U.S. Secretary
of Education for Management Holly Ham
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Director of Education
Louisa Koch
James L. Elder, Jr., executive director of the Foundation for Environmental
Literacy
Anisa Heming, director, Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building
Council
WHAT:
Awards Ceremony for U.S.
Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability
Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees
WHEN:
2 p.m. ET, Wednesday,
July 19, 2017
WHERE:
U.S. Department of
Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building Auditorium
1401 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
NOTE TO
EDITORS: This event will be
livestreamed at 2 p.m. ET on the ED.gov Facebook page www.facebook.com/ed.gov.
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