No Child Left Inside

In his recent best seller, Last Child in the Woods,  Richard Louv drew national attention to the "nature deficit disorder" afflicting American children. Now legislators are picking up on the idea. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Representative John Sarbanes of Maryland have introduced the No Child Left Inside bill (H.R. 3036; S. 1981), which would authorize $500 million over five years for environmental and outdoor education programs, teacher training, and curriculum development.