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Bi-Partisanship Hits Capitol Hill – Thanks to Environmental Education!
Today the bi-partisan No Child Left Inside Act (NCLI) (S.1372 and H.R. 2547) was introduced by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD). The NCLI Act will...
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Back to [Green] School!
The arrival of fall marks the end to longer days, ice cream trucks and the return to the classroom. For some students around the country this return is often marred by preventable illness due to...
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Click here to view the embedded video. Today is a fantastic day for the environmental education movement! The U.S. Department of Education alongside the White House Council on Environmental Quality...
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Red, Green and Blue! 34 States Opt In to U.S. Green Ribbon Schools Award Program
In a time when our political differences seem to be more polarizing than ever, it is encouraging to see that education remains a bipartisan issue. Half of the 34 states that have now opted in to the...
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Back to Our Roots: Connecting to the Outdoors Connects Me to Family
The author, her mother and her grandfather.The brisk chill of the early mornings in Washington, D.C. before the city becomes occupied by thousands of footprints, beeping horns, and the air is tainted...
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It’s Official: Inaugural U.S. Green Ribbon School Award Winners Announced!
Savannah Country Day School, one of the inaugural US Green Ribbon School Award winners as well as an Eco-Schools USA Green Flag recipient (Laura Hickey)On April 23, 2012, Education Secretary Arne...
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Take Action: All Kids Need Access to Safe Green Spaces!
Photo credit: Lester Spence_FlickrWhen I was an elementary school teacher, I wanted to provide my students with experiences and opportunities that many of them wouldn’t traditionally get outside of...
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Digitizing the Outdoors: Can Gaming be the Gateway to Nature?
More and more kids are using mobile devices. By 'digitizing the outdoors,' it may be possible to harness that trend and connect more people to nature. (flickr | gnta)Children today are spending...
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Great Outdoors America Week: OAK/Sierra Club Briefing on Military Kids and...
The Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and the briefing panelOn Wednesday, June 27th, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids and the Sierra Club hosted a briefing on...
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What the Election Means for Environmental Education Moving Forward
Oceanway Middle School on Earth Day with new outdoor classroom. Flickr photo by JAXPORT.When the dust settled on November 6 and election-weary minds began to assess how their issues would fair in a...
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