Green Schools
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Green Predictions Green Schools - Do you know how many people can't read or write in the USA? What is more important graduating students who have basic reading and writing skills or a building that save energy?
What do you think if the most important aspect of this problem? I am going to give you a chance to build your own web page on this subject if you have the will power to express your opinion.
You will see an invitation at the bottom of the page But first let's answer a few question, like how many American's can't read.
According to This Report- Forty-two million adult Americans can't read.
- Fifty million adult Americans are limited to a 4th or 5th grade reading level or can only recognize a few printed words.
- The number of illiterate adults is increasing by 2.25 million people each year.
- The number of illiterate adults includes nearly 1 million young people who drop out of school before graduation - 400,000 legal immigrants - 100,000 refugees - 800,000 illegal immigrants - and 20% of all high school graduates.
- Illiterate people are missing out on 237 billion dollars total each year in money that they could be earning if they knew how to read.
- The total amount of money being spent on illiteracy by the federal government is at more than ten billion dollars each year, which grows steadily.
WHAT HAPPENS TO A PERSON WHO CAN'T READ OR WRITE? Think about it for a minute. They can't pass a drivers test, fill out an employment application or do anything else the requires reading.
I wonder if someone helps them fill out welfare applications. This is serious stuff. Green schools needs to include a few billion on actual education as well as energy saving, don't you think.
The goal of the Summit was to bring the brightest minds, national leaders, and innovative thinkers together to build on the success of the American education system and to identify approaches and solutions for some of the most pressing and urgent issues of our time.
Green Schools - How much is it going to cost to green up our schools? Well let's see what this report says Fox News Your Money for ‘Green’ Schools?April 22, 2010 - 11:24 PM | by: William La Jeunesse
A large chunk of your state income taxes goes to education, and schools benefit from a portion of your local property taxes, too.
Now the federal government is considering a big increase in its spending on school construction -- with your money.
Already, as federal taxpayers, we pay $70 billion a year for K-12 education, much of it going to teacher salaries and school lunches.
Then last year, Congress approved another $56 billion for school construction, renovation and repairs in the economic stimulus bill.
Wow, that is a lot of money. Do you think it is money well spent? What is more important reading, writing or green?
Please let us here what you think. Do you think we should spend that much money or rebuilding our schools or on education?
Ok, I am for green schools but I think we need to put education first. Let's take a look at this video about greening up our schools.
Foreign Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's invitation to view a series of online seminars teaching schools how to save natural and financial resources by making their schools greener and more energy efficient.
For more information or to register, visit - USGBC Webinars
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