October 16, 2008 – (Washington, DC) – Mayor Manny Diaz of Miami and Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle today announced the formation of the Mayors’ Alliance for Green Schools, a coalition of mayors seeking to strategically harness the leadership and creativity of mayors across the country to promote the benefits of green schools in their communities…
The bulk of the funding comes from the home school district of students who are attending the charter school, according to Dr. Sandra Vergari, an associate professor of education administration and policy studies at SUNY Albany. She said the home districts must pay a portion of the per pupil aid allocation set by the state…http://www.ithacatimes.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=450&SectionID=16&SubSectionID=56&S=1
There’s a really interesting article in the October 9th NY Times magazine about how we need to train individuals differently to optimize food production. The article insists on the necessity of changing the number of people needed for food production and how they will all need to be educated differently, and addresses these issues from the perspective of the President of the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?em
The State University of New York Board of Trustees approved New Roots Charter School application on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.
Here’s the proposed curriculum we included in our charter school application:
Please download the following pdfs for answers to a few frequently asked questions about New Roots Charter School and sustainability.
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Tina Nilsen-Hodges responds to questions about New Roots Charter school in an article published in the Ithaca Journal.
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http://www.greenforall.org/
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