Houston Keene, Washington Examiner
In the landscape of 2026, American education is undergoing a long-overdue “Great Recalibration.” From the surge in universal school choice to the revival of classical curricula, parents and policymakers are reclaiming the classroom.
Yet, one powerful gatekeeper remains largely unchallenged, quietly shaping how the next generation perceives the natural world: the North American Association for Environmental Education. It is time for the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency to stop funding its activism.
For decades, the NAAEE has received millions of dollars from the EPA’s Office of Environmental Education to become the definitive arbiter of “environmental literacy.”