Image credit: Jose Kevo /Flickr Educators in Louisiana have found that students who participate in special environmentally-themed lessons perform better on tests. In a recent study, middle school students had eight hands-on lessons in horticulture, administered by the Coastal Roots program. After

the lessons, students were given tests on their typical science curriculum as well as a test to measure “environmental awareness.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Environmental Stewardship Improves Students’ Test Scores