pK-12 Education

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  Cleaning the Air in Classrooms

  Dirty classroom air can slow learning and even make students and teachers sick. Find out how to improve indoor air quality or IAQ.

• Good Time to Review Plans

  Hazardous materials incident protocols for schools.
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  Maintaining a Healthy Classroom Environment

  Lowering health risks enables students to learn better and teachers to teach more.
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  U.S. Schools Struggle to Maintain a Healthy Learning Environment

  Educational institutions face mounting risks from mold, asbestos and hidden underground environmental issues.
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  Healthy Facilities

  The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI), in partnership with School Planning & Management and College Planning & Management magazines, held the first annual Healthy Facilities Award program. This special section highlights the standouts among the entries received.

• Hand Washing, Face Washing, and Disease Prevention

  A survey conducted by Russell Research for the American Cleaning Institute and published towards the end of 2011. The study found that nearly 90 percent of children do wash their hands after using the toilet at school, but the numbers drop considerably from this healthy high point.
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  Cleaner Air, Better Students

  Research shows that students — as well as teachers — perform better when schools implement indoor air quality programs.

• Green Cleaning for Schools: It’s more than the chemicals

  In any green cleaning program, the obvious place to begin is to replace toxic chemicals. What are the next steps?

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