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WHAT: House Education and Labor Committee will markup H.R. 3036 the No Child Left
Inside Act (NCLI)
WHEN: Wednesday, June 18th 10:00 a.m. – noon
WHO: Congressman John Sarbanes and Education and Labor Committee members
WHERE: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Washington
Last year, Congressman Sarbanes worked with a coalition of hundreds of environmental and education experts to introduce the NCLI Act, a new initiative to strengthen environmental education programs in America’s classrooms. Today’s markup brings Congress one step closer to passing NCLI.
“NCLI is an investment in our environmental future,” said Congressman Sarbanes. “This act is one way we can get our young people away from video games and television and into nature so they can appreciate its value firsthand.”
The NCLI Act would significantly expand and amend the National Environmental Education Act to:
• Provide grants to ensure that teachers have the have the necessary knowledge and skills to teach environmental education
• Provide grants to enhance state and national capacity for environmental education
• States that create environmental literacy plans, detailing how all graduates will be environmentally literate, will be eligible for this funding
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