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Category: School Success Stories

Leading the Charge Towards Resiliency

This case study was originally published in the 4th edition of Brighter Future: A Study on Solar in U.S. Schools (2022). Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) serves nearly one-quarter of New …

North Carolina’s first electric school bus is top of the class

The Cherokee Boys Club in Cherokee, North Carolina has had its electric school bus since early 2022. Everything’s going great: For summer school sessions, the bus did two routes per …

Philadelphia students prepare for their Bright Solar Futures

This story was originally written for the Powering a Brighter Future in Pennsylvania, a 2022 report on solar at Pennsylvania K-12 schools. Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Energy Authority — Pennsylvania has …

Youth activists in Pittsburgh call for groundbreaking climate action 

This story was originally written for the Powering a Brighter Future in Pennsylvania; a 2022 report on solar at Pennsylvania K-12 schools. — Youth climate activists across Pittsburgh are speaking …

Student Solar Project Bridges Digital Divide in Rural Virginia

A school district in Virginia harnesses solar power to create wi-fi access throughout its county, helping to bridge its community’s digital divide and preparing its high school students for jobs …

Behind the Wheel of Electric School Buses: Driving Green Instead of Yellow

Just Northeast of San Diego, California, Cajon Valley Union School District boasts an impressive track record for school sustainability. The home of the Braves already powers 26 of their school …

Solar + Schools + Students = New Clean Energy Jobs

This article is from the June 2, 2021, issue of Flip the Script, a weekly newsletter moving you from climate stress to clean energy action. Sign up here to get …

More and more U.S. schools are fighting for better access to solar

This article is from the May 12, 2021, issue of Flip the Script, a weekly newsletter moving you from climate stress to clean energy action. Sign up here to get …

Kansas teacher has skin in the solar game—literally

This article is from the March 24, 2021, issue of Flip the Script, a weekly newsletter moving you from climate stress to clean energy action. Sign up here to get …

CBS This Morning spotlights Generation180 and Arkansas school district

Because we need all the good news we can get these days, stories like this one from CBS This Morning are worth celebrating. The segment talks about the growing adoption …