Many believe that education for green economies must increasingly be part of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes.
They underlined the role of green and inclusive education in bringing about a more sufficient and sustainable model of development.
Pittsburgh "has transformed itself from the city of steel to a center for high-tech innovation -- including green technology, education and training, and research and development, " the president said.
Last year, we launched the Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools recognition award to encourage more schools to pursue sustainability, foster health and wellness, and integrate environmental literacy into the curriculum.
Green talked about the education being crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty, particularly for girls.
The comments came in a leaked response to the Scottish government's green paper on higher education.
Six options were set out in the SNP administration's green paper on higher education, including the state retaining "prime responsibility".
We'll hear of the need for more outlays on infrastructure, education, green energy, basic research and other costly "investments" in the future, alongside contradictory promises to increase jobs and reduce the deficit.
As part of this fresh start, Mr Green will be exploring how education systems operate in other countries.
Shadow Education Spokesman Damian Green told the Commons students and their parents had been let down by the government's proposals.
Shadow education secretary Damian Green said: 'It is now clear from schools around the country that there is a widespread funding crisis.
But the Conservative education spokesperson, Damian Green, said that the figures "exposed the falsehood" of the government's claim to have recruited more teachers.
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"One of their first inquiries will be into standards in primary schools, and the best way to improve on the current position when a quarter of 11 year olds leave without being able to read, write, or count properly, " said Conservative education spokesperson, Damian Green.
"Faced with constraints for energy efficiency and analytic compute capacity to support world-leading geosciences research, we absolutely require technological innovations from leading companies like HP, " said Chris Hill, principal research engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and co-chair, Research and Education Subcommittee, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing.
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The brand new visitor and education centre is powered by green energy, produced by its own wind generator.
And when that industry shrank and so many jobs were lost, who could have guessed that Pittsburgh would fare better than many other Rust Belt cities, and reemerge as a center for technology and green jobs, health care, and education?
Ms. Bartel, a 64-year-old former director of education for the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, says the ordeal led her to retire from a job she loved.
That provides a green-field opportunity to introduce disruptive innovations that rethink education by offering a service that is far more affordable, accessible, and convenient than the existing options.
The U.S. public, if it is still keen to listen to talk of economics amid the green shoots of recovery, is soon to get an education in the ways of global central banking.
"One in three children in this community is affected by childhood obesity because of poverty, lack of education and access to resources, " said Green-Jackson, adding that dangerous neighborhoods are also a major obstacle.
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The federal government has started to address the need for green technician and efficiency retrofit training, such as with the Green Jobs Act, but it has not implemented an education strategy to keep the U.S. at the leading edge of energy science, technology, and entrepreneurship.
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Indeed, a modern marvel is the bipartisan consensus that a government incompetent to make paper clips should nonetheless spearhead core frontier areas like basic research, green and renewable energy, nanotechnology, science, tech and engineering education funding and more.
Technical and vocational education and training must provide the competences and tools necessary for green economies.
However, since a critical UN report in 2010 organisers have produced an extensive "green" programme for Sochi 2014, including carbon neutral construction, environmental education, and a plan to reintroduce the endangered snow leopard back into the region.
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The United States also aims to increase foreign assistance to ease poverty, boost education, cancel the debts of poor countries, and launch a "green revolution" that produces sustainable supplies of food.
Of relevance is the committee that drafted the Palestinian national Green paper on Science, Technology and Innovations (Higher Council of Vocational and Technical Education, Accreditation and Quality assurance Commission, and Quality improvement Fund).
Reflecting their skill and education, 27 percent of Asian immigrants from major source countries get employment based green cards (for highly skilled immigrants) compared to just 8 percent of all other immigrants.
As part of this re-invention, Mr Green is looking for ideas in Europe, and had travelled to Germany to see how vocational education might be more effectively integrated into the schools system.
Nature Iraq promotes projects designed to make the marshes' revival sustainable, including plans for a fish hatchery, tourist development and environmentally conscious "Green Villages, " where marsh people can practice their traditional culture while enjoying access to modern education and health care.
For Miranda, a green card and 26 years in the country give her some security, but limited English skills and no formal education offer few other work options.
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