As The US House of Representatives votes on No Child Left Inside this week, this is your last chance to let your legislator know you want MORE funding for training teachers in outdoor education, MORE funding to expand environmental education programs and MORE programs to ensure that US graduates are environmentally literate.
You can write your representative directly and/or find out how she our he stands at the No Child Left Inside home page. With school budgets cut and the increased emphasis on teaching to the test, not much needed recess, this effort is needed now more than ever.
Jennifer Lance wrote about this effort back in May, but it bears repeating especially as the bill comes up for vote.
While Congress waits to vote, there’s an effort afoot to pass around this video to bring awareness to the issue, by adding this video to your blog. You can get the link on Youtube here.
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I think kids need to go outside. I am so angry that my 9 year old daughter’s school just cut recess. NO RECESS. What???? Kids need to go outside.