America's Teachers Report Crumbling Schools and Unhealthy Conditions

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America's Teachers Report Crumbling Schools and Unhealthy Conditions

IAQ Association Endorses Report by the American Federation of

Teachers

By: Marketwire

Dec. 5, 2006 05:09 PM

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ROCKVILLE, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/05/06 -- The Indoor Air Quality

Association (IAQA) today officially endorsed a compelling new report

from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that brings attention

to the poor condition of thousands of schools across the country.

The AFT represents over 1.3 million school employees, and the report

released December 4 highlights unhealthy conditions involving mold,

air quality problems, temperature extremes, dilapidated classrooms,

and infestation by rodents and insects in many U.S. public schools.

The AFT Report: " Building Minds, Minding Buildings - Turning

Crumbling Schools into Environments for Learning " validates the

findings of many IAQA members who are regularly involved with indoor

air quality-related projects in public schools. IAQA's nearly 6,000

members have been on the forefront to help improve the air quality

and environments of many of these schools, and the association

agrees with AFT's conclusion that a tremendous national commitment

is required to deliver healthy learning environments to American's

schools.

IAQA has long been a champion of healthy schools. In March 2006,

IAQA announced the co-funding of a University of Tulsa study on the

correlation between indoor air quality and student performance. The

study aims to further the needed research and attention that this

important topic deserves, in order to ensure a healthy environment

for both students and teachers within the public school system.

" The well being and education of our children are of the utmost

importance to parents, but this is really a national crisis that

deserves everyone's attention for the long-term health and strength

of our country, " said Glenn Fellman, executive director of

IAQA. " IAQA urges the nation and its leaders to focus on this

important AFT report and take appropriate actions to make all of our

schools the best learning environments possible, " Fellman added.

To learn more about the American Federation of Teachers' report,

please visit

http://www.aft.org/presscenter/releases/2006/113006.htm. Indoor air

quality professionals and those involved with indoor air quality

issues can learn more about the Indoor Air Quality Association by

contacting IAQA at 301-231-8388 or visiting www.iaqa.org.

About IAQA

The Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) is a nonprofit, multi-

disciplined organization, dedicated to promoting the exchange of

indoor environmental information, through education and research,

for the safety and well being of the general public. IAQA was

established in 1995 and is the nation's largest IAQ trade

association with over 5,500 members and 40 local chapters. The

association is a 501©(6) organization.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Glenn Fellman

IAQA Executive Director

301-231-8388 ext 11

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It's really a scandal the way America is neglecting its schools, which

really represent its future.

If we keep on doing what we are doing, we are going to be marginalized

economically by the situation, because the rest of the world is not

neglecting its schools the way we are at all. Quite the opposite.