[PAEE] Fwd: NAAEE Action Network- NCLI Action Needed!!

Mon Dec 21 21:22:35 EST 2009

Folks,
  It's time to act for the future of environmental education.  Please read.

Roy Boyle
PR Director
PAEE

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From: Knowlton, Shareen <sknowlton at rwpzoo.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Subject: NAAEE Action Network- NCLI Action Needed!!
To: NAAEE Action Network <naaee-action-network at googlegroups.com>
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Dear NAAEE Action Network member:

*Thank you for your continued support of No Child Left Inside. It’s time to
position ourselves for victory in 2010!*

The U.S. Department of Education is working on the reauthorization of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind), and there
are critical actions that must be taken now—by you and by all the members of
your organization—to ensure that the bill includes provisions for pre-K
through grade 12 environmental and outdoor education as outlined in the No
Child Left Inside Act, sponsored by Senator Reed and Congressman Sarbanes.

The Department of Education is requesting comments on ESEA as they begin
drafting new language for the bill. DOE officials have advised us that the
comments they receive are being reviewed and carefully considered. It is
essential that DOE hear from every one of us about the value of
environmental and outdoor education to student success and teacher quality.
Go now to ESEA.comments at ed.gov and let Secretary Duncan and the Obama
Administration know that you support the inclusion of NCLI in the
reauthorized ESEA.  If you choose, you may cut and paste from the template
below.

The NCLI Coalition has set a goal of having 50,000 emails sent to Secretary
Duncan’s office support of the inclusion of NCLI in the reauthorized ESEA.
*We would like all NAAEE Action Network organizations to send a request to
all of your members and colleagues to assist us in securing these 50,000
emails.***

*Make no mistake about it: a show of political muscle is absolutely
critical…and we need to do it now. Please send your comments to
ESEA.comments at ed.gov today, and ask your members to do the same by sending
them the attached alert. *

We have come a long way since the No Child Left Inside Coalition formed in
2006, but the real work is still ahead. We will succeed in ensuring that all
of our nation’s students graduate from high school as environmentally
literate students who are prepared for the challenges and opportunities of
the 21st century…*but it is going to take each and every one of us.*

Thank you for all you do!

Shareen

Shareen Knowlton

Director of Education

Roger Williams Park Zoo

1000 Elmwood Avenue

Providence, RI 02907

(401) 785-3510 ext. 357

sknowlton at rwpzoo.org

www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org

*The template message below may be of use to you in crafting your email.
Remember to personalize it with information about why you are a member of
the NAAEE Action Network and support the work of the NCLI Coalition. *

*Dear Secretary Duncan,*

*As you consider strategies to strengthen and amend ESEA, we urge you to
consider the provisions laid out in the No Child Left Inside Act, which
would expand opportunities for environmental and outdoor education in
America’s schools. Comprehensive environmental education has been shown to
improve student achievement across core subject areas and increase
engagement in learning. Environmental education is critical to providing our
students with the knowledge and skills to tackle complex problems, and
succeed in a green economy. What’s more, getting kids outside and active
promotes a healthy lifestyle that is essential to fighting obesity and
reducing symptoms associated with attention deficit disorder, depression,
and stress. *

* *

*Leaving environmental education out of ESEA would be a missed opportunity
to improve education while helping to systemically address the Obama
administration’s other priorities of energy independence, a strengthened
economy, and a healthier nation. We support the inclusion of NCLI in the
reauthorized ESEA. *

* *

*Sincerely,*

Shareen Knowlton

Director of Education

Roger Williams Park Zoo

1000 Elmwood Avenue

Providence, RI 02907

(401) 785-3510 ext. 357

sknowlton at rwpzoo.org

www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org

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