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Closing the Achievement Gap: Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning

This report by the State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER) highlights the results of a three year study of schools using the environment as a context for their education practices. (1998) 

Environmental Education Research from NAAEE

NAAEE produces, publishes, and offers a diverse array of materials of interest to practitioners, researchers, academics, students, and others involved in the field of environmental education. NAAEE publishes new monographs, manuals, directories, and other useful, exciting, and topical materials on a regular basis. 

Grounds for Action: Promoting Physical Activity Through School Ground Greening in Canada

2006 Evergreen Report presenting the findings of a Canadian nationalsurvey indicating that green school grounds enhance the quantity and quality of physical activity by increasing the range of enjoyable, non-competitive forms of play at school. 

National Environmental Education& Training Foundation

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORKS Data, studies and case examples of how environmental education has a measurable impact on environmental protection and improved student learning include better results on standard tests. The EE-works is a service of the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation 

Setting the Standard, Measuring Results, Celebrating Successes

Setting the Standard, Measuring Results, Celebrating Successes report that the National Environmental Education Advisory Council submitted to Congress. 

State Education and Environment Roundtable

SEER is a cooperative program helping state education agencies strengthen the role of environment-based educational approaches in K-12 curricula, and in systemic school reform efforts. On their Web page you will find research, bibliographies and references, EE links, and Roundtable seminars. 

The National Report Card on Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviors

This is an annual research project by the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation and Roper Starch Worldwide, examining the public's perceptions, awareness and actions regarding the environment, regulation, and social responsibility. (1999)