On Day 1 in Burlington, considered by many the heart of green business, John Erickson, professor of ecological economics at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, clearly touched a nerve.
William Chameides, dean of Duke University's school of the environment, said he is withholding judgment until more details are available.
It was out of this barren environment that the Paulista School of Architecture was born.
"We developed these carbon zero homes from the design and development stage through to people living in them, " said Professor Mark Gillott, of the University's School of Architecture and Built Environment.
Stern is the chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and also chair of the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) at Leeds University.
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Locally, parents can work to massage the culture of a school, and in the city's school-choice environment, they can have more of an ultimate influence on their child's education than in many other cities.
While politicians have talked tough and called for more discipline in schools, Dr Neill says pupils' behaviour is more likely to be the product of the environment outside school.
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Tim Crookall said the new school would offer "generations of young people a superb environment in which to learn".
That time frame would also allow it to take advantage of back-to-school momentum in the retail environment.
Last week, on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, I found myself in an interesting discussion with business leaders in one of our Executive Education programs at Thunderbird School of Global Management, focused on the roles of business and government in creating not only a livable and sustainable environment, but a stable and predictable society.
The National Association of School Psychologists notes that by providing a stable and familiar environment, schools can help play an important role in helping students cope in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
In its revised plan, which Johns Hopkins made public in 2008, the university is trying to use its name and reputation as a research school to build up a cluster of different researchers in a dense environment.
But supporters of sixth forms said the school-based facilities provided a supportive environment in which teenagers could excel.
"There are strong indications that a disturbing change in disease patterns has begun and that global warming is contributing to them, " said the report's author, Dr. Paul Epstein, Associate Director of the Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment.
And I think you can bet that this administration continues to work on solutions to improve the delivery of the educational system beyond high school but not in a four-year college environment, and to ensure that individuals have the training necessary if they're not going to go on to a four-year education to be able to undertake the jobs of the 21st century.
The school is "a calm and orderly environment that cares for and recognises the diverse needs of the pupil community".
In the current environment where too many law school graduates are chasing too few jobs the idea of publishing a ranking that rewards law schools for bloated enrollments seems out of touch.
What is more effective in my service delivery is to work from an ecological perspective, where I first collaborate with teachers on creating conditions for student social-emotional success, thereby enhancing the classroom and school environment with the goal being to increase student affiliation with and a strong sense of belonging within these positive school environments.
This is the environment in which he got that great education, ' Christensen says of the school.
The Kuno also includes a number of Mobile Device Management (MDM) features, albeit tailored by CurriculumLoft for the school environment.
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The business school environment is clearly changing, with shifting student aspirations and a recessionary economy rewriting definitions of professional development and career success.
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The central theme of the seminar revolved around school health, school safety and overall behavior change for safe and healthy school environment in schools.
The reason teachers were targeted is because in this school reform environment, teachers are the go-to target whenever something is declared wrong and in need of a solution.
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We can't get rid of the carcinogens in the environment, but we can make sure that our kids arrive at school each day with a reusable lunch bag full of produce from the farmers' market.
"The results here suggest that as a result of attaining more education, parents with higher levels of schooling provide a better childhood experience and home environment and consequently their children do better in school, " said Prof Gregg.
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Gabrielle's school, Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School 109 in Queens, received an overall rank of B in the city's 2012 school progress reports, but a C in the "School Environment" portion, which includes rankings on safety and respect, communication and engagement.
But part of what we want is an environment in which everybody agrees -- from the governor to the school superintendent, teachers, principals, and most importantly parents and students -- that there's no excuse for mediocrity.
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Creating that kind of environment -- one that supports teachers' professional growth and better prepares students for life after high school -- is worth the investment.
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