Green New Deal for Public Schools Act establishes grants for climate resiliency, educational equity, and healthy zero-carbon schools.
The Green New Deal for Public Schools Act establishes programs to enhance climate resiliency, educational equity, and healthy zero-carbon schools. It creates the Office of Sustainable Schools within the Department of Education to administer resource block grants and educational equity grants. The Act provides climate capital facilities grants for healthy green retrofits and new construction of zero-carbon schools. It mandates funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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