U.S. Education Secretary Vows to Make American Children 'Good Environmental Citizens'

"Today, I promise you that under my leadership, the Department of Education will be a committed partner in the national effort to build a more environmentally literate and responsible society."
-Education Secretary Arne Duncan

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan vowed that his department would work to make American children into "good environmental citizens" through federally subsidized school programs beginning as early as kindergarten that teach children about climate change and prepare them "to contribute to the workforce through green jobs."

"Right now, in the second decade of the 21st century, preparing our children to be good environmental citizens is some of the most important work any of us can do.  It's work that will serve future generations -- and quite literally sustain our world," Duncan asserts.

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