Go Green Initiative
Join this webinar on Nov. 18 to learn about resources, tools, and technical assistance designed to support tribal communities in addressing indoor air quality (IAQ) concerns.
Resource spotlight
UndauntedK12
How schools heat and cool their buildings affects student health, learning, and costs. As temperatures rise, legacy heating and cooling systems struggle to keep up - leading to uncomfortable classrooms, lower test scores, and school closures.
Voices from the field
National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI)
As Assistant Director of Planning, Engineering, Sustainability, and Environment for Boston Public Schools (BPS), Katherine H. Walsh operates at the intersection of aging infrastructure, political complexity, and bold innovation.
Go Green Initiative and the National School Boards Association
This webinar will feature leading experts and practitioners sharing practical strategies and approaches for leveraging indoor air quality as a key component of infection prevention in school facilities.
Guide/Tool
Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health
This guide provides an evidence-based roadmap for state and local leaders to strengthen indoor air quality policy, protect public health, and reduce disease transmission. Accompanying the guide are three action plans: one for governors, one for state health departments, and one for schools.
National
K-12 Dive - September 5, 2025
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Wednesday reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting students, teachers and others from poor indoor air quality by expanding the role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act, first introduced in July 2024, would require a nationwide assessment of…
Texas
News Channel Nebraska - August 12, 2025
A groundbreaking video testimonial from International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas), one of the state's largest K-12 public charter school districts, demonstrates how innovative school air filters can transform educational facility management and deliver massive cost savings. The comprehensive case study, now available through Camfil's Schools & Universities Resource Center, provides crucial insights for school administrators,…
Research/Report
Beverly Ge, Koen Tieskens, Priam Vyas, Maria Pilar Botana Martinez, Yirong Yuan, Katherine H. Walsh, Lauren Main, Lauren Bolton, Masanao Yajima, Maria Patricia Fabian
This study shows how real-time indoor air quality monitoring can help schools improve air quality and health. Analyzing CO₂ data from 125 Boston schools during 2022-2023, researchers identified patterns, created visualizations, and highlighted classrooms needing attention.
Guide/Tool
Center for Green Schools
These concise, easy-to-understand resources are designed to help school staff and decision-makers without a technical background make informed choices about indoor air quality.
National
Facility Executive - June 2, 2025
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month is in May, and it presents a timely opportunity to consider the factors that influence asthma, which is one of the most common chronic diseases among children. Nearly five million American kids live with asthma today—a figure that has increased by 160% since 1980—and, according to the Asthma and Allergy…