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Texas Association for Environmental Education
Welcome to EE in Texas!!
Vision: Current and future generations of Texas deserve heathly air to breathe, clean water to drink and green spaces to explore. The Texas Association for Environmental Education supports efforts to develop environmental literacy and responsible behavior.
Mission: The Texas Association for Environmental Education will support environmental education by utilizing partnerships, providing professional development and recognizing EE excellence in the State of Texas.
The Texas Association for Environmental Education serves all regions of the Texas
community by increasing the effectiveness of environmental education (EE). TAEE is dedicated to supporting and promoting quality environmental education opportunities by facilitating communication, coordination and professional development among the varied environmental education programs in the state. During the last 30 years, TAEE has grown to include more than 400+ members and active volunteers and is proud to be the NAAEE Affiliate for Texas.
TAEE Fall Conference - October 10-12, 2008
Your Community. Our Environment... EE Anywhere!
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INFO ON CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND WORKSHOPS
AND HERE FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
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No Child Left Inside Act 2007
The NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE ACT was set forth to improve EE within public education. Congressman John Sarbanes of Maryland and Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island recently introduced legislation that strengthens and expands environmental education in America's classrooms and reconnects children with nature. These bills, each titled the No Child Left Inside Act of 2007, were introduced in the House (H.R.3036) and the Senate (S.1981). Please encourage your senators and representative to support the No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 and help get its provisions included in the House and Senate bills that reauthorize the No Child Left Behind law.
The No Child Left Inside Act of 2007 amends the NCLB law in the following ways:
§ Provides federal funding to states to train teachers in environmental education and to operate model environmental education programs, which include outdoor learning.
§ Provides funding to states that create environmental literacy plans to ensure that high school graduates are environmentally literate.
§ Provides funding through an environmental education grant program to build state and national capacity.
§ Re-establishes the Office of Environmental Education within the U.S. Department of Education.
Help us guarantee that no student is left inside when it comes to learning about their environment: