Payoff in Green Learning: EPA Report

(From a message from Down Howlett, Region 9 CE/Interpretation Coordinator) "Take a few minutes to at least read the Foreword and Executive Summary, then pat yourself on the back, because this report shows that CE does lead to changes in behavior. A couple extracts from the executive summary emphasize the importance of place-based education: 'Analyzing the study sample as a whole, the single strongest predictor of air quality improvement was the degree to which the program incorporated an aggregate measure of the principles of place-based learning' and 'programs reporting more place-based learning (PBL) qualities and practices such as service-learning and community partnerships were more likely to report improvements in air quality'."
For more info on place-based education, visit http://www.promiseofplace.org/.