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Data Awards Ceremony Tuesday for 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
                                                          Archived InformationAwards Ceremony Tuesday for 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**September 28, 2021 - 2:00pm
Representatives from the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees will be honored in a ceremony Tuesday at the Education Department headquarters in Washington.
	
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education  Cindy Marten will deliver remarks at the event along with other department,  White House and environmental organization officials. *(Please note that, due to COVID  restrictions, the ceremony will only be available to the public through  livestream on the Education Department’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ED.gov.)*
	
The schools were recognized for their innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education. Officials from the schools will receive sustainably crafted plaques in recognition of their achievements.
	
The honorees were named from a pool  of candidates nominated by 20 states and were announced in April. The selectees include  24 public schools, including five charter schools and one magnet school, as  well as three non-public schools. More than half of the honorees are in  communities where more than 40 percent of the student body are eligible for  free and reduced lunch.
A list of all selected schools,  districts, and postsecondary institutions and summaries of each of the  40 honorees can be found here.  More information on the federal  recognition award can be found here. Sustainability  resources for all schools to meet the award criteria can be found here.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Deputy Secretary of       Education Cindy Marten
  White House Council on       Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory
  U.S. Department of Education       Green Ribbon Schools Director Andrea Suarez Falken
  Associate Administrator at the       Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education Rosemary       Enobakhare
  Campaign for Environmental       Literacy Director James Elder
  Director at the Center for       Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council Anisa Heming
  U.S. Department of Education       Green Ribbon Schools honoreesWhat :
                 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Awards CeremonyWhen :

                 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021Where :
                 *(Please note: This event will only  be available to the public through livestream on the Education Department’s  Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ED.gov.)*U.S. Department of Education auditorium
  Washington, D.C.
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