‘Green’ Charters Forge a Network
At a tiny charter school in Portage,Wis., students don’t just take a class in environmental studies. The subject is a defining feature of the school.
“Our curriculum is green,” said Victoria J. Rydberg, the founder and lead teacher at River Crossing Environmental Charter School. “Everything we do is tied somehow to environmental studies.”
A new organization launched last month, the Green Charter Schools Network, aims to help link up such environmentally focused schools...
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