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WHAT:
House Education and Labor Committee will hold a field hearing entitled, Environmental Education: Educating our Children, Preserving our Future to highlight the No Child Left Inside Act (NCLI) and the importance of having environmental education in our nation’s schools.
WHEN:
Earth Day, Tuesday April 22nd 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Beginning at 9:00 a.m. more than 100 children from Maryland schools will take part in on-site environmental activities Press Conference: 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Subcommittee Hearing: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHO:
Congressman John Sarbanes; Governor Martin O’Malley; Chesapeake Bay Foundation President, William C. Baker; retired W.E.B. Dubois High School Teacher, Joan Johnson; and Edgewood Elementary School Student, Jonathan Baker.
WHERE: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Md.
Last year, Congressman Sarbanes and the NCLI coalition issued a call to Congress to pass the NCLI Act, a new initiative to strengthen environmental education programs in America’s classrooms. The NCLI coalition is comprised of 200 organizations representing more than 20 million people who advocate for stronger environmental education.
The NCLI Act would authorize $500 million over five years in federal funding for states to train teachers in the field of environmental education; support outdoor environmental education programs for children and develop model environmental education curriculum. To receive funding, states must develop environmental literacy plans to make sure students have a solid understanding of our planet and its precious natural resources.
To attend the press conference and field hearing RSVP to Makeda Scott at makeda.scott@mail.house.gov or call 202.225.4016 (office) /202.997.8921 (Blackberry).
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