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Spheres of Influence
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Reading, Writing, but No Arithmetic Charles W. Schmidt Abstract
image credit: Spots on the Spot The United States Congress has recently seen the introduction of several proposals that would protect children's health. The Healthy and High Performance Schools Act would bolster efforts to make schools environmentally healthier and more energy efficient, as well as increase research on the effect of poor school environments on children's health and their ability to learn. A second initiative, the School Environmental Protection Act, aims to set national standards for school pesticide application, including measures to require warning in advance of all school applications and to ban the most toxic pesticides. Though the measures often have bipartisan support, finding funds to implement them, in a Congressional climate dominated by efforts on homeland security and by the shrinking federal budget surplus, is difficult. Despite this situation, child health advocates are encouraged by the attention these initiatives have garnered, and by other government moves to put these issues at the forefront of the national agenda.
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