Center for Green Schools Names School District Scholarship Recipients

Washington, DC, November 4, 2015—The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today the 2015 recipients of its school district scholarship program. They are Salt Lake City Public Schools in Salt Lake City, Utah; Parkway Public Schools near St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City Public Schools in Kansas City, Missouri; Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, California; and Detroit Public Schools in Detroit, Michgan.

The five selected school districts will receive ongoing support from the Center for Green Schools over the course of the next year and will benefit from connections with a broad network of school sustainability leaders.

Specific benefits available to scholarship recipients include participation in the Center for Green School’s School Sustainability Leaders Summit, an annual event that convenes staff responsible for sustainability programs at school districts of all sizes throughout the country, giving them direct access to resource conservation and energy managers, facilities directors and other industry experts.

Scholarship recipients are also fully funded for travel to the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo, ongoing professional development support and direct access to the nation’s leading green schools experts throughout the year.

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