Making the Grade? How State Public School Standards Address Climate Change

Climate change

2020

Making the Grade? How State Public School Standards Address Climate Change provides an analysis of every state's science standards when it comes to climate change. Developed by NCSE and the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, the report has a companion website with an interactive map.

Press Coverage

Virginia Mercury

A national report says Virginia is failing in climate change education. State officials dispute that.

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October 13, 2020

Houston Chronicle

Education watchdogs give Texas an 'F' for its climate change curriculum

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October 8, 2020

The Dallas Morning News

Texas earns an ‘F’ in how it teaches students about climate change, groups say

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October 8, 2020

Waco Tribune-Herald

Kathy Miller & Ann Reid: Texas shorting students in climate-crisis know-how

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October 10, 2020

Inside Tucson Business

Climate Change Education Remains Difficult for Arizona Science Teachers

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November 17, 2020

Indiana Environmental Reporter

Indiana Gets “D” for Climate Change Education Efforts, Education Department Seeks to Improve Curriculum

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November 18, 2020

The Indianapolis Star

Op-ed: Indiana climate change education 'abysmal.' Alaska got an 'A.' It's not politics.

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December 3, 2020

WBAA

Report Calls Indiana Climate Education 'Abysmal,' But State Aims To Improve

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December 28, 2020

Yale Climate Connections

Many states get poor grades on their climate education standards

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January 11, 2021

PAHomepage

Science Moms: A group of scientists sharing climate change resources

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January 20, 2021

UK National Association for Environmental Education

How well is climate change addressed in schools?

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January 12, 2021

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

America is too often failing students on climate change

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February 2, 2021

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Amid climate change crisis, Pa.’s science curriculum falls short

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June 28, 2021

In The Trenches

Climate Change in State Science Standards: A 2020 Snapshot

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April 1, 2021

Climate360 News

Climate change is widely taught in American public schools — but students are receiving mixed messages

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July 15, 2021

KSAT

How will climate change be taught in Texas classrooms?

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September 10, 2021

North Carolina State University News

Uncertainty on Climate Change in Textbooks Linked to Uncertainty in Students

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September 9, 2021

Financial Times

Schools face calls to boost environmental teaching

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October 31, 2021

Texas Public Radio

Are schools doing enough to prepare kids to meet the challenges of the warming world they’ll inherit?

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November 21, 2021

MIT Climate Portal

Why isn’t my kid learning about climate change in their high school classroom?

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June 1, 2022

New York Times

Many States Omit Climate Education. These Teachers Are Trying to Slip It In.

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November 1, 2022

Washington Post

In one state, every class teaches climate change — even P.E.

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November 5, 2022

Indiana Public Media

Better climate education on its way with new science standards

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Indiana Public Media

Better climate education on its way with new science standards

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January 6, 2023

E&E News

Texas officials target climate science in textbooks

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March 16, 2023

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