Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis today [March 22, 2012] nominated four Pennsylvania schools to compete for the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools award. The Green Ribbons Schools program recognizes schools that save energy, reduce costs, feature environmentally sustainable learning spaces, protect health, foster wellness and offer environmental education to boost academic achievement and community engagement.

The four schools nominated are:  

• A.W. Beattie Career Center, Allegheny County  
• Radnor Middle School in Radnor Township School District, Delaware County
• Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School in Chambersburg Area School District, Franklin County
• Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania joined 32 other states and the District of Columbia in the Green Ribbon Schools pilot program this year. Among participating states, Pennsylvania had the highest number of schools to submit applications.

To read the full PDE press release, click here.

For additional information about Pennsylvania Pathways Schools, visit www.pathwaystogreenschools.org.