Video: Steve Ashkin Talks Strategies to Address School Funding Gaps and Building Conditions

January 24, 2022

In this episode of Straight Talk! with ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross, green cleaning pioneer and regular CMM columnist Stephen P. Ashkin discusses the state of schools and educational opportunities for students, especially regarding how the built environment impacts learning.

Ashkin describes the huge gap in school funding that is growing annually and the need to do something about it. As part of the solution, Ashkin offers several strategies that individuals, companies, and schools themselves can embrace to make a difference.

Watch: “The State of Schools: Strategies to Address Funding Gaps and Conditions of Buildings.” 

 

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