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4 . Food waste .
Throwing away food is becoming a high impact discussion across the globe . Nowhere is it more apparent than in United States ’ school cafeterias . Have students quantify the amount of food being thrown away by interviewing food service officials and observing students . Fill in the story with real research about the amount of food thrown away in schools each year and how what we throw away can depend on our culture and what has been communicated to us .
5 . Energy use .
How much energy does your school building use ? Ask for ten years of energy usage and costs from the facilities manager ( this is public information and if they refuse to give it , the law is on your side and you should call the Student Press Law Center ). Here , students should look at trends — is energy use up or down ? Is the school / district saving money and if so , why ? If not , why not ? Students should also observe habits of staff and students in schools , maybe even visiting at night or on weekends to see what is on , off , etc .
BETH DALEY
Beth Daley is the director of strategic development at InsideClimate News , where she works to grow and diversify sources of revenue for the organization . Before ICN she spent three years at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting in Boston and more than two decades at the Boston Globe . A Pulitzer Prize-finalist for her work on climate change , Daley has won numerous national journalism awards for her reporting at the Globe and NECIR .
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4. Food waste. 5. Energy use.
Throwing away food is becoming
a high impact discussion
across the globe. Nowhere is it
more apparent than in United
States’ school cafeterias. Have
students quantify the amount
of food being thrown away by
interviewing food service officials
and observing students. Fill in the
story with real research about the
amount of food thrown away in
schools each year and how what
we throw away can depend on
our culture and what has been
communicated to us. How much energy does your
school building use? Ask for ten
years of energy usage and costs
from the facilities manager (this
is public information and if they
refuse to give it, the law is on
your side and you should call the
Student Press Law Center). Here,
students should look at trends—is
energy use up or down? Is the
school/district saving money
and if so, why? If not, why not?
Students should also observe
habits of staff and students in
schools, maybe even visiting at
night or on weekends to see what
is on, off, etc.
Beth Daley is the director
of strategic development at
InsideClimate News, where she
works to grow and diversify
sources of revenue for the
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