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School leadership in sustainability celebrated at the White House

On Apr 26, 2024, Generation180 participated in the first-ever White House Summit for Sustainable and Healthy K-12 School Buildings and Grounds, an event that brought together the leading school district …

Schools harness solar at a global scale

America’s schools are making progress on the switch to clean energy. Since 2015, the amount of solar installed at K-12 schools has tripled and the number of schools with solar …

School district produces more clean energy than it consumes

This story was originally written for the Powering a Brighter Future in Pennsylvania; a 2022 report on solar at Pennsylvania K-12 schools. — Midd-West School District, a small district serving …

Renew America’s Schools grantees invest in clean energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Renew America’s Schools Program in 2022, a grant program created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure law that will distribute $500 million over five …

Keys to Success: How leading states have charged ahead in school bus electrification

Across the country, the humble yellow school bus is going green. According to data from the World Resources Institute’s Electric School Bus Initiative, 8,675 electric school buses (ESBs) have been …

Miami-Dade is turning to clean energy for its students

Over the past few years, Generation180 has been supporting and uplifting the clean energy progress underway at Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), the third largest public school district in the …

Pennsylvania town powers workforce training with the sun

The city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, located 60 miles east of Pittsburgh, earned a reputation during the Industrial Revolution as a leader in steel production and rail manufacturing. The historic coal …

Walking the walk: climate leadership at the largest school district in the country

As the largest school district in the country, serving over 1 million students and maintaining more than 1,800 school buildings, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) has the potential to …

LAUSD paves the way for electrifying K-12 school vehicle fleets

As the second largest school district in the United States serving nearly half a million students, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is leading the K-12 education sector in electrifying …

Underfunded Pennsylvania school district shines as a clean energy leader

Near the state capital of Harrisburg lies the town of Steelton, Pennsylvania, the home of America’s first steel company and the birthplace of an industry that has long relied upon …