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Community leaders urge Chicago Board to approve Green Schools resolution, citing health, jobs and savings
Summary
More than a dozen community members, labor leaders and parents urged the Chicago Board of Education to adopt a Healthy/Green Schools resolution and pilot clean-energy projects at district schools, saying the work would improve drinking water and air quality, lower energy costs and connect students to green‑jobs pathways.
Speakers at the Chicago Board of Education agenda review committee meeting on June 11 urged the board to pass a resolution backing a Green Schools pilot and to move quickly so projects can begin this summer.
The push came during the meeting’s public participation period, where labor, environmental‑justice and parent leaders emphasized school building failures — from poor drinking water to inconsistent HVAC systems — and framed green infrastructure as a way to improve health, lower energy bills and create job pipelines for students.
Marcus Jordan, who identified himself as DEIA coordinator with Operating Engineers Local 150 and partner to…
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