Baltimore School for the Arts teaches life lessons through TWIGS

Baltimore School for the Arts teaches life lessons through TWIGS

Hundreds of students are getting real-world experiences for free at the esteemed Baltimore School for the Arts as part of the To Work In Gaining Skills (TWIGS) program.

Baltimore leads state in net-zero schools, but climate impact is ‘ongoing effort’

The city of Baltimore is leading the way among school districts nationwide that are stepping up to tackle the climate crisis through net-zero buildings — which aim to use less energy than they produce each year.Maryland is one of only a handful of states that invests directly in clean-energy schools, said Kristin Keim, program manager at national sustainability nonprofit Generation180. This past year, the state’s Decarbonizing Public Schools pro…