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Use this interactive map to search for green charter schools and resources in your state. You are also encouraged to contribute ideas to this valuable network resource that will direct parents, policymakers and other Web visitors to current information about developments in your state. (Find fast facts about each state below the map.) . . . read more
Green Charter Schools
Are National Models
First Lady Wants to End Plague of Childhood Obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama announced Feb. 9, 2010 , that she wants to end the American plague of childhood obesity in a single generation. Green charter schools are uniquely positioned to lead the nation in providing models of all four pillars of the First Lady’s charge: more nutrition information, increased physical activity, . . . read more
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Earth Day History Resources for Green Charter Schools
U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson Gallery, Multimedia Exhibit
The Wisconsin State Historical Society has completed the first phase of processing the papers of the late U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson and has posted online a rich collection of resources that will be valuable to all schools to mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2010.
The resources include photographs, speeches and other artifacts, such as the November 1969 issue of "The Gaylord Nelson Newsletter" describing plans for the first Earth Day teach-in.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies also has posted a moving multimedia exhibit.
Nelson's daughter, Tia, in 2008, described the connections among her father's work, green charter schools and the origins of the Green Charter Schools Network.
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