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Education Built to Last Tour

This is a list of news articles that relate to the U.S. Department of Educations tour of California Green Ribbon schools.

On September 16 and 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education led federal, state, and local officials and stakeholders on a tour of five California schools selected as U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS). The tour highlighted facilities best practices and the schools' achievement in the Three Pillars.

The California leg of the national tour included stops at 2013 selectees Journey School and Charles Evans Hughes Middle School, and 2012 selectees Environmental Charter High School, Grand View Elementary School, and Longfellow Elementary School.

Highlights of the tour can be found at the news media links below:

Federal education officials visit Journey School External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF)

U.S. officials visiting "green" South Bay schools External link opens in new window or tab.

U.S. Department of Education visits Manhattan Beach's Grand View Elementary for best green practices External link opens in new window or tab.

U.S. Education Department officials to visit Long Beach schools External link opens in new window or tab.

Long Beach schools' recycling efforts draw federal attention External link opens in new window or tab.

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