No Child Left Inside

Place qualified, expert teachers in the nation’s classrooms

• Creates opportunities for ongoing professional development for teachers such as distance learning programs and summer workshops.
• Gives more people a stake in creating the next generation of environmentally conscious students by connecting teachers and professionals from environmental fields.
• Encourages mid-career professionals in environmental fields to pursue careers in environmental education.

Strengthen and develop environmental literacy plans

• Creates the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program (NCEEG), competitive grants that are awarded to non-profits, state and local education agencies, and institutions of higher education to create and strengthen state environmental literacy plans. Funds could also be used to conduct studies on effective teaching models for environmental education, replicate or disseminate information about proven model environmental education programs, and develop methods to increase the number of K-12 environmental educators.

Support for H.R. 3036

H.R. 3036 is supported by a broad coalition of environmental and education organizations, including:

    * American Recreation Coalition
    * Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
    * Association of Zoos and Aquariums
    * League of Conservation Voters
    * National Council for Science and the Environment
    * National Education Association
    * National Parks Conservation Association
    * National Science Teachers Association
    * National Wildlife Federation
    * North American Association of Environmental Education
    * Outdoor Industry Association
    * Wilderness Education Association
    * Wildlife Conservation Society
    * YMCA of the USA