U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Honor Green Ribbon Schools and District Sustainability Award

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Acting Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Mike Boots, and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce Mark Schaefer will honor the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and District Sustainability Awardees at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 22, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. At the awards ceremony, Secretary Duncan will also announce the legs of the second annual Green Strides Best Practices Tour.The awardees are recognized for reducing their environmental impact, creating healthy learning environments and fostering wellness practices and providing effective environmental education that prepares students to succeed in the 21st century, including science, technology, mathematics, engineering and civics. Check out a full list of elected schools and districts, as well as their nomination packages here!

This event will be livestreamed at 2 p.m. ET: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/education-department

Get more information about the Green School pillars and program here, and check out these other resources from the U.S. Department of Education.