Author Archive for ACE Staff Writer

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We Stand for Racial Justice

Leah Qusba, CEO

The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade have left us, like so many others, …

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Our Future Festival

At Governor’s Island, We Have Everything We Need to Solve Climate Change

Catherine Trusky, North Carolina Action Fellow

When you think of New York, you don’t often think of lush greenery, vibrant wildflowers, or cheeky squirrels scampering around the trees. But at the Our Future Festival on Governors Island, wildlife was in abundance.

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NYC Students Demand Green Roofs

Lonna Dawson

This is a guest blog from Samrit, a student at Curtis High School in Staten Island, NYC. She is one …

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Cycling for Climate from San Francisco to DC

Ashley Paramore

Get in shape for Climate and ACE! On May 19th, California cyclists rode their bikes for five days over 320 …

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Mike Aprill and Jason Giordano – Wisconsin Teacher of the Year

Leah Qusba, CEO

This post is part of ACE’s Teacher of the Year blog series. Mike Aprill and Jason Giordano I am thrilled …

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Karla Johnson – Southern California Teacher of the Year

Kristina von Hoffmann

This post is part of ACE’s Teacher of the Year blog series.  Karla Johnson, ACE SoCal’s Teacher of the Year …

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Mike Benjamin – Ohio Teacher of the Year

Kylie Johnson

This post is part of ACE’s Teacher of the Year blog series.  It is my pleasure to nominate Mike Benjamin …

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Nathaniel Wight – New York City Teacher of the Year

Lonna Dawson

This post is part of our ACE’s Teacher of the Year blog series. At ACE, we talk a lot with …

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If I Had a Trillion Dollars

ACE Students

This is a post from Josh Song, a student at Adlai Stevenson High School. LINCOLNSHIRE – Stevenson High School’s Green …

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Project Greenway 2013: An Inside Look

ACE Students

This is a guest post by Symone Baskerville, a student at Kenwood Academy High School and ACE Field Correspondent. Final rehearsals started early. …

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