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Brief Action Alert: Urge Members of Congress to Support the No Child Left Inside Act

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 entitled 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.

Go to www.NCLICoalition.org to learn more about the No Child Left Inside Act, send an email to your legislators, and for guidelines on writing a letter to your local newspaper's editor.