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Belew, Rachel – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
One might assume that, within the walls of a school, it is the shared responsibility of the school nurse, guidance counselor, physical fitness instructor, and food services staff to protect student health. In truth, such an important responsibility also belongs, in very large part, to the educational facility planner and school maintenance staff.…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, School Maintenance, Pollution, Child Health
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Doan, Kim; Jablonski, Brian – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2012
In their own words, 50 students in two Los Angeles area schools reveal their feelings about litter, graffiti, and the appearance of their schools. The analysis includes a discussion of the research in environmental psychology as it pertains to overcrowding, noise and pollution, design and appearance, and their effects on productivity. Excerpts of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Youth, Students, Educational Environment
Johnson, Priscilla D.; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2010
Schools certified under the LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] certification support educational programs are the beacons to sustain our Earth. Green schools are a mechanism for learning and their existence is pure example for the future of school facility planning. The purpose of this article is to discuss the various approaches…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Facilities Design, School Buildings, Conservation (Environment)
Gordon, Douglas E. – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2010
In practice, a green school is the physical result of a consensus process of planning, design, and construction that takes into account a building's performance over its entire 50- to 60-year life cycle. The main focus of the process is to reinforce optimal learning, a goal very much in keeping with the parallel goals of resource efficiency and…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Physical Environment, Pollution, Conservation (Environment)
Alderson, Kris – American School & University, 2008
Everyone wants kids to grow up smart. A child's educational success depends on good teachers, challenging curricula and involved parents. Student achievement also can be affected by the healthfulness of a school's environment. That environment includes the restrooms that consume millions of gallons of water on campuses throughout the nation.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Persistence, Academic Achievement, Pollution
Hall, Julie – American School & University, 2009
When selecting furniture for education institutions, administrators often consider durability and ergonomics as givens. The furniture they select must be comfortable for a variety of age groups and body types, and be able to withstand heavy use and last into the future. But many school officials are adding sustainability to their furniture…
Descriptors: Publicity, School Administration, Certification, Pollution
Feldman, Sandra – Teaching Pre K-8, 2004
In this article the author discusses how inadequate ventilation, poor air quality, mold and other conditions can have a detrimental impact on the health of students and school staff. She states that, these unsafe environmental conditions can cause a negative effect on students' health as well as their achievement. Furthermore, she discusses…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Pollution, Environmental Influences, Child Health
Green, Twhanna – Exceptional Parent, 2005
Children can be exposed to dangerous chemicals and toxins in the most unlikely of places: Their schools. This brief article describes the types of threats that school environments pose to students' health, including such pollution and chemical exposures as lead, mercury, arsenic, molds, and poor indoor air quality. The article provides tips for…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Hazardous Materials, Pollution, Child Health
Barnett, Claire L. – Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2007
This paper presents a transcript of the speech delivered by the author at the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing, Washington, DC, May 15, 2007. The author talked about how the Healthy Schools Network works to ensure that every child will have an environmentally healthy school that is clean and in good repair. The organization…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Child Health, Physical Environment, Clearinghouses
Barnett, Claire L. – Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2005
This report makes the case that no one is in charge of protecting children from harmful environmental exposures at school and recommends steps at the federal and in New York State to begin to address this hidden world. With information gleaned from adult occupational health experts, from new national studies and reports, and from the reports of…
Descriptors: Occupational Safety and Health, Child Health, Federal Government, School Buildings