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Schools intensify their climate change efforts as temperatures rise.
Source: The Hill — Jan 13, 2024
Transforming education to drive climate solutions
Source: Luminary Labs — Nov 14, 2024
COLUMN: Education that convinces kids the world isn’t doomed
Source: Hechinger Report — Oct 1, 2024
12 climate books for teachers and educators
Source: Yale Climate Connections — Sep 24, 2024
The Role of Governing Boards in Advancing Climate Action
Source: AGB — Sep 19, 2024
COLUMN: ‘We want every major to be a climate major’
Source: Hechinger Report — Aug 28, 2024
The Aspen Institute Is Calling for a Systemic Approach to Climate Education at the University Level
Source: Inside Climate News — Aug 17, 2024
TGIF time-saver: VP hopeful Tim Walz and his promising track record on education
Source: University Business — Aug 8, 2024
Blueprint for Climate Action Across Higher Ed
Source: Inside Higher Ed — Aug 6, 2024
Pittsburgh Public Schools adopts a climate change resolution, following a nationwide trend
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Jul 4, 2024
COLUMN: Biden wants to save the climate by deploying young people. He’s not there yet
Source: Hechinger Report — Jun 11, 2024
Escucha la versión de “Conga”, de Gloria Estefan, que busca combatir el cambio climático
Source: CNN en Español — May 22, 2024
Kids need to play outdoors, even as our planet warms
Source: LancasterOnline — Apr 28, 2024
Meet the Creators Bringing Climate Solutions to Children’s Media
Source: The Aspen Institute — Apr 15, 2024
New Digital Series Called 'This Is Cooler' Makes Climate Education Fun for Kids
Source: LAmag — Apr 11, 2024
Eco-Action: Turning Students’ Climate Anxiety into Agency
Source: School Library Journal — Mar 20, 2024
COLUMN: Should schools teach climate activism?
Source: The Hechinger Report — Mar 13, 2024
COLUMN: The climate change lesson plans teachers need and don’t have
Source: The Hechinger Report — Feb 14, 2024
COLUMN: Colleges must give communities a seat at the table alongside scientists if we want real environmental justice
Source: The Hechinger Report — Jan 11, 2024
Aspen Institute issues a callout for eco-themed kids content
Source: Kidscreen — Jan 5, 2024
COLUMN: A creation story for Indigenous and nature-based learning
Source: The Hechinger Report — Dec 1, 2023
The Missed Opportunity for Public Schools and Climate Change
Source: Education Week — Nov 29, 2023
Biden's climate, infrastructure laws revitalize aging schools
Source: Greenwire — Nov 16, 2023
COLUMN: Little kids need outdoor play — but not when it’s 110 degrees
Source: The Hechinger Report — Oct 18, 2023
How to teach about climate change? Education in many US schools is lacking, students claim
Source: USA Today — Sep 24, 2023
Are heat days the new snow days? Schools are canceling class as temperatures soar
Source: CNN — Sep 6, 2023
Summer weather takes bites from school calendars
Source: The Hill — Aug 23, 2023
COLUMN: Is A/C the new ABC? As the country gets hotter, schools need upgrades
Source: The Hechinger Report — Aug 6, 2023
COLUMN: Want teachers to teach climate change? You’ve got to train them
Source: The Hechinger Report — Aug 2, 2023
COLUMN: What does it look like when higher ed actually takes climate change seriously?
Source: The Hechinger Report — Jun 7, 2023
Disrupted Learning and Health Woes: Climate Change Impacts Educators Should Brace For
Source: Education Week — May 9, 2023
COLUMN: How student school board members are driving climate action
Source: The Hechinger Report — Apr 18, 2023
Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?
Source: The Hechinger Report — Apr 6, 2023
Campaign for rooftop solar goes to school
Source: Maryland Matters — Feb 28, 2023
Talking with kids about existential threat of climate change
Source: Harvard Gazette — Mar 14, 2023
COLUMN: New climate legislation could create 9 million jobs. Who will fill them?
Source: The Hechinger Report — Feb 9, 2023
First fire, then floods. How a school district helps students recover.
Source: Christian Science Monitor — Jan 27, 2023
More Massachusetts districts are switching to electric school buses
Source: WBUR — Jan 23, 2023
Dewan: Our youth need climate resilient schools
Source: San José Spotlight — Jan 16, 2023
Steal These Resolutions: 7 Experts Share How Schools Can Tackle Climate Change in 2023
Source: EducationWeek — Jan 12, 2023
On To Greener Pathways: The Future of Work Has New Opportunities for Students
Source: Getting Smart — Jan 9, 2023
How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change
Source: US News and World Report — Jan 5, 2023
Quick Hacks: How Schools Can Cut Costs and Help the Environment
Source: Education Week — Dec 2, 2022
Seeking stability in school when the flood waters rise
Source: Washington Post — Oct 21, 2022
Extreme weather has devastated schools around the country. Now their students are suffering
Source: CNN — Oct 17, 2022
How NJ schools are taking climate education beyond science class
Source: TODAY Show: September 25, 2022 — Sep 25, 2022
Canceled classes, sweltering classrooms: How extreme heat impairs learning
Source: The Hechinger Report — Sep 16, 2022
The Early Years Climate Action Task Force: “A Natural and Necessary Focus”
Source: Early Learning Nation — Jul 26, 2022
Nearly Half of Educators Say Climate Change Is Affecting Their Schools—or Will Soon
Source: Education Week — May 23, 2022
What Schools Can Do to Tackle Climate Change (Hint: More Than You Think)
Source: Education Week — May 18, 2022
‘It Has to Be a Priority': Why Schools Can’t Ignore the Climate Crisis
Source: Education Week — May 18, 2022
In an effort to make schools greener, the White House is offering billions of dollars
Source: NPR — Apr 22, 2022
How Extreme Weather Has Created a Disaster for School Infrastructure: Public school buildings in the U.S. are no match for apocalyptic weather — and little is being done to prepare
Source: The Washington Post — Apr 13, 2022
As Hawaii declares climate crisis, schools hope Indigenous knowledge will save the islands
Source: USA Today — Feb 28, 2022
How schools are combatting climate change, from green schoolyards to solar power
Source: ABC News — Nov 4, 2021
World leaders to explore girls’ education as climate crisis solution at upcoming United Nations Conference
Source: The 74 Million — Oct 28, 2021
From Fire to Floods, Extreme Weather Keeping Students Out of Classrooms This School Year
Source: ABC News — Oct 1, 2021
Bipartisan Coalition’s New K-12 Climate Action Plan Says Net-Zero Schools, Infrastructure Changes are Key to Mitigating Climate Change
Source: The 74 Million — Sep 28, 2021
Global Nonprofit Gives A+ to Arlington’s Energy-Efficient Schools
Source: ARLNow — Sep 22, 2021
Climate Change is Sabotaging Education for America’s Students – and It’s Only Going to Get Worse
Source: The Hechinger Report — Sep 19, 2021
The US Public Schools Redesigning Buildings with Climate in Mind
Source: The Guardian — Aug 18, 2021
College-Athlete Agents, Anti-Cheating Czars, and More Education Jobs of the Future
Source: Wall Street Journal — Aug 11, 2021
Remember Snow Days? Today’s Kids Get Heat Days
Source: Grist — Jul 14, 2021
America’s Schools are Crumbling. Fixing Them Could Save Lives (and the Planet)
Source: The Hechinger Report — Jun 28, 2021
Cleaning the Air Starts with Education on School Bus Role
Source: School Transportation News — May 25, 2021
USVI Teacher Participates in National Discussion of Schools and Climate Change
Source: The Virgin Islands Daily News — Jan 19, 2021
Explainer: How Biden Could Use His Whole Government to Take on Climate Change Jan. 19, 2021.
Source: Reuters — Jan 19, 2021
John King: Schools Can Help Slow Climate Change
Source: Politico Pro — Dec 9, 2020
Experts Tell Biden to Teach 50 Million American Children About Climate Crisis in Classrooms
Source: The Hill — Dec 4, 2020
Teaching Climate Crisis in Classrooms Critical for Children, Top Educators Say
Source: The Guardian — Dec 3, 2020

Opinion Pieces

Blogs

Podcasts and Videos

Campus Conversations-Laura Schifter: Climate Action and Solutions
Source: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Interview: The Impact of Climate Change on Children’s Education
Source: CNN
Talking with kids about existential threat of climate change
Source: Harvard Gazette
Empowering Schools to Take Climate Action
Source: Harvard EdCast: November 15, 2023
How NJ schools are taking climate education beyond science class
Source: TODAY Show: September 25, 2022
Schools Have a Vital Role to Play in Helping Solve the Climate Crisis
Source: Education Week
U.S. schools are rebuilding on safer ground to combat flooding and climate change
Source: Marketplace
Spotlight - Resilience: The Global Adaptation Podcast + Update on Climate Curricula with K-12 Climate Action
Source: America Adapts
Climate Change: The View from The Classroom
Source: WAMU’s 1A
Enabling the Education Sector for Climate Actions, Solutions, and Environmental Justice
Source: Cimpatico Studios
Talking to Your Kids About Climate Change
Source: Boston Globe Event
Back to a Normal Level of Crazy
Source: OnEducation Podcast
How Schools Can Be Part of Climate Action
Source: Aspen Insight
They Are Greening Public Schools AND Saving The Planet. K12 Climate Action's Laura Schifter Joins
Source: Act.TV
The Role of Schools for Climate Awareness with Laura Schifter
Source: America Adapts Podcast

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