H.R. 3036 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education.
Detailed Summary
No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize states to use federal funds for the development of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) plans for environmental education and teacher training to ensure that high school graduates are environmentally literate.
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to nonprofit organizations, states, LEAs, or IHEs for activities to improve and support environmental education that include: (1) advancing content and achievement standards; (2) developing or disseminating innovations or model programs; (3) research; and (4) creating new funding sources.
Requires the Secretary to give priority in providing magnet school assistance to LEAs creating or enhancing environmental magnet school programs.
Includes environmental education in the current program providing grants to states and LEAs for teacher training.
Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to create an Office of Environmental Literary to advance K-12 environmental education and administer the new grant programs.
Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to authorize the Commissioner for Education Statistics to include environmental education in any additional national assessment of student achievement.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 8.
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Visitor Comments
mattcoop
This bill is great, but it needs a new name. For the sake of a pun, the current name conjures the all or nothing approach of No Child Left Behind.
kimme
That's because it actually is an amendment to the No Child Left Behind act.
Thea
The #1 environmental problem is that many people feel little connection to environmental issues. The time to influence people is in childhood. This bill could do A LOT to build citizen involvement in the future.
laura
Actually, it started out as an amendment to No CHild Left Behind, but now it is an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, regardidng environmental education. I agree the name is problematic for those who understand NCLB. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the masses don't and those who fall for the rosy names the Bush Adminstration gives to foolish and detrimental legislation are likely to bandwagon this in. In this case, it would be a good thing. Environmental Education (EE) is badly needed.