Healthier Kids, A Healthier World - No Child Left Inside
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Register for the National Day of Service
January 19, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has announced that January 19, 2009 will be a national day of service, coinciding with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and a day before the presidential inauguration. This presents a great opportunity for the No Child Left Inside Coalition to highlight the work that our members do to educate people about the environment and our commitment to solving environmental challenges.
Check out the NCLI site and register for this event!
NCLI Coalition Adds Its 1000th Member!
The NCLI Coalition recently passed a major milestone as we welcomed our 1,000th member. Indeed, it has been a remarkable year. In December 2007, the Coalition’s membership totaled just over 100 organizations. Since then, we have grown ten-fold as more and more people hear about our mission. Today our membership reflects the involvement of groups interested in the environment, education, conservation, outdoor recreation and public health, as well as many businesses and faith-based groups.
In all, our member organizations represent a whopping 47.5 million Americans!
Letter from NCLI Coalition to President-Elect Obama
The NCLI Coalition sent a letter to the Obama team in early December. "As you set your incoming administration’s agenda for creating a new green economy, protecting the environment, and improving the education and health of our nation’s youth, the No Child Left Inside Coalition - representing more than 40 million Americans - is confident you can make progress in all these arenas by embracing the No Child Left Inside Act (NCLI)." Click here to read the entire letter.
House of Representatives Approves NCLI Act
We are pleased to report that environmental education won a major boost on Friday, September 19th when the U.S. House of Representatives approved the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008. To see details from the Coalition, visit our Progress page.
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About the Coalition
Welcome to the home of the No Child Left Inside Coalition. The No Child Left Inside Coalition is a broad-based organization made up of more than 600 member groups from across the United States. Our membership, which is growing steadily, includes environmental, educational, business, public health, outdoor recreation and conservation groups. With tens of millions of members represented, the NCLI Coalition speaks for a diverse group of Americans who believe young people should receive a strong education about their natural world.
The Coalition’s focus is passage of the federal No Child Left Inside Act. This legislation would authorize major new funding for states to provide high-quality, environmental instruction. Funds would support outdoor learning activities both at school and in non-formal environmental education centers, teacher training, and the creation of state environmental literacy plans.
NOTE: CBF extends its thanks to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection for the use of "No Child Left Inside."