NCLI would provide grants for states and school districts with a State Environmental Education Plan to integrate environmental education, including climate change education, into their core academic programs. It would support critical teacher professional learning and incentivize schools to use school facilities and school grounds for environmental and outdoor learning. The bill also includes a national pilot program for outdoor school programs. This is exciting timing, as passage of the bill could help implementation of Colorado's Newly Revised Environmental Education Plan. More information, including the
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