Definition of distant for Students. 1  1 : existing or happening at a place far away a distant planet distant thunder. 2  2 : far away in time the distant future. 3  3 : not closely related distant cousins.  4 : 1cold 5, unfriendly a distant manner.
Common Core is great for taxpayers. By working with other states, Kentucky was able to develop and implement new college- and. career-ready standards mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly and Senate Bill 1 (2009) at. a much lower cost than doing this solely on our own.
Reasons That Going Green Makes Sense. There is a variety of reasons to go green, but most come back to supply and demand. We have a limited amount of resources available and more and more people using them up. If we want our future generations to enjoy the same standard of living we've experienced, we need to take action. Green building is a great place to start, as buildings consume 14% of potable water, 40% of raw materials, and 39% of energy in the United States alone (according to the US Green Building Council). That's 15 trillion gallons of water and 3 billion tons of raw materials each year!