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California is currently poised to lead the nation in environmental literacy. This effort is termed the Education and Environment Initiative (EEI). With education and a thriving economy at the forefront of the state’s priorities, California’s landmark EEI Curriculum is a national model designed to help prepare today’s students to become future scientists, economists, and green technology leaders.

The K-12th grade curriculum is comprised of 85 units teaching select science and History-Social Science academic standards. Each EEI curriculum unit teaches these standards to mastery using a unique set of California Environmental Principles and Concepts.

The curriculum was created to bring education about the environment into the primary and secondary classrooms of more than 1,000 school districts serving over 6 million students throughout California. Mandated by legislation AB 1548 (Pavley, Chapter 665, Statutes of 2003-PDF) and AB 1721 (Pavley, Chapter 581, Statutes of 2005-PDF), the EEI Curriculum is the result of a multi-agency education and environmental partnership. Current key partners include the State Board of Education, the Office of the Secretary for Education, the State Department of Education, and the California Natural Resources Agency.

• Learn more about the key elements of the EEI Curriculum and the phases of our timeline.
• View final draft curriculum units.
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