A “Green” Approach to Education Reform: During recent celebrations of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, I could not help but think about the condition of the American education system as I listened to the alarming message from environmental experts about how “the world is in greater peril than ever” due to concerns about climate policy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. In a similar way that environmental movement has been observing the extinction of wildlife species and other precious resources, we have been observing our status as the world leader in higher education with the highest proportion of students with a postsecondary degree become extinct.
