It’s not exactly spring yet, but here in Oregon the weather has been excellent. It’s still pretty cold but very sunny and with a coat it’s good walking weather. Depending on where you live spring may already be starting to sort of show its head and those sunnier skies are the perfect excuse to skip morning car rides and walk to school.

Don’t like walking? Try skateboarding, biking, or taking a scooter to school. All of these modes of transportation are more eco-friendly and healthier than driving. I get that in super chilly weather or once in a while when folks [...]

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Springtime walks to school

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Officials are calling California’s new state-approved environmental curriculum a landmark move, and with good reason. Until currently, many teachers have been teaching eco-issues but without a curriculum guide. Also, state officials have called the current environmental education lessons taught by teachers, purely supplemental because lessons are not focused on state academic standards.

That’s all changing this spring though. The state Board of Education just signed off on 76 sections of eco-curriculum for California public schools which will be available for for teachers online this spring at no charge. Now, all California public schools will now have access to state-approved environmental curriculum [...]

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California public schools eco-curriculum

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