In a time of compounding crises, America’s schoolyards are packed with potential. The COVID-19 pandemic has put educators and school administrators between a rock and a hard place: bring kids back to the classroom, where experts say that all will be at high risk of virus transmission, or continue with distance learning, which experts agree compromises educational outcomes and accelerates inequality.

In this pivotal moment for America’s kids, Trust for Public Land is part of a growing push to proffer an alternate solution: take learning outside.

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