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EEC is the writing team for 10Strands,  CCEJ project for 8th grade curriculum.

EEC is organized as a collaborative (initially they were made up of over 75 organizations that include School District representation) with a board of trustees (13 members). Mary Walls, who is on a 10S writing team, is the chair of this org. In addition they have an Advisory Board. Their website lists 13 sponsors and 3 "grantors' including SoCal Edison. They describe themselves as a grassroots alliance.

The EEC seems to have officially started in Feb 2015 with their first EEC Symposium although planning meetings began in 2014 following the Stanford University Collaborative Impact Model.

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The EEC offers piad workshops--their most recent on in Winter 2022 features Mary V and Mary Walls (Board Chair of EEC) as Workshop leaders on Land Acknowledgements and Decolonializing educaiton.

The EEC's websites lists many resources (organizations, guides) focused on Environmental; Agricultural, Professional development

In addition, they sponsor a bilingual art/writing and video contest annually seemingly for school age children. Recent topics include: Air and Justice (2021); Water & Water Justice (2022)

Tanio, N_EnviroEd Collaborative

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Mission statement:  Creating a sustainable and just future through environmental learning experiences for all.

They execute their mission through funding, policy and program resources In Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

In addition they envision communities where a) every person can experience nature everyday; b) teachers and envied providers have resources; c) enviro literacy is an essential component of child development

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In this article, it is comparing how polluted Newark is compared to the country mentioning facts such as Newark residents face the nation's second greatest risk due to diesel emissions, the city being the nation's largest trash incinerator in the Northeast, and 25% of the school children in Newark face asthma which is double compared to the nation's average rate.