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  • Los Angeles-area schools face trauma and a long road back

    Source: The Hill — Jan 17, 2025
  • Creating Climate Stories for Kids

    Source: Produced By Magazine — Dec 19, 2024
  • 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
  • To Advance Our Social Missions, Philanthropy Needs to Address Climate Change

    Source: Inside Philanthropy
  • OPINION: Higher education must take the lead on climate change, beginning on our own campuses

    Source: The Hechinger Report
  • Opinion: How I talk to my kids about climate change

    Source: CNN
  • COLUMN: There’s a lot of new federal money for greening K-12 education. This is how schools could use it

    Source: The Hechinger Report
  • Young people feel betrayed by government inaction on climate change — we must take action

    Source: The Hill
  • Schools are not only threatened by climate change, they’re a key part of the solution

    Source: KQED
  • STUDENT VOICES: Why education must lead in addressing climate change

    Source: Hechinger Report: October 10, 2022
  • We must help our youngest learners navigate enormous risks from climate change

    Source: The Hechinger Report
  • Schools Can’t Hide From Climate Change. They Must Be Part of the Solution.

    Source: Education Week
  • Our Schools are in Poor Condition. Here's How to Give Kids a Better Learning Environment

    Source: USA Today
  • States Must Help Schools Tackle The Climate Crisis - Beyond What’s On The Curriculum

    Source: TIME
  • Schools Can Help Us Build Back Better and Address Climate Change

    Source: The Hechinger Report
  • For Gen Z, Climate Change is a Clear and Present Danger to Our Planet

    Source: USA Today
  • A Teachable Moment on Sustainability

    Source: The Hill
Blogs
  • How Higher Education is Tackling Climate Change

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • A Time for Climate Action: Schools and the Inflation Reduction Act

    Source: Ed Trust
  • Announcing the Launch of This Is Planet Ed

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • My Climate Moment: How paralyzing sadness over the state of the environment turned to a new education focus

    Source: Harvard ED. Magazine
  • Broad Center Network Gathers for Virtual Forum

    Source: Yale School of Management, The Broad Center
  • Student Voice: Why Schools Should Move Toward Climate Action

    Source: PBS Newshour Extra
  • Educator Voice: How This Architecture Teacher’s Students are Designing Solutions to Address Climate Change

    Source: PBS Newshour Extra
  • With a Changing Climate, Students Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • The Department of Education Can Help Address Climate Change

    Source: The Century Foundation
  • We Can Make Schools a Force for Climate Action

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • New Commission Launches to Help Schools Confront Climate Change

    Source: Harvard Graduate School of Education:
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
Press Releases
  • First Speakers Announced for “Planet Media Summit,” Supporting Climate Literacy and Positive Messaging in Children’s Media

    Source: Aspen Institute
  • Planet Media Summit to Showcase Power of Media & Education to Help Young People Navigate a Changing Climate

    Source: Aspen Institute
  • Planet Media Releases Toolkit for Content Creators to Engage Kids in Understanding Climate Solutions

    Source: Aspen Institute
  • The Aspen Institute’s Higher Ed Climate Action Releases Plan to Drive Urgent and Lasting Climate Solution

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • Children’s Media Almost Entirely Silent on Climate Change

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • 3 Out of 4 Americans Feel They Have “Moral Obligation” to Address Climate Change for Children

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • K12 Climate Action Announces Brand Relaunch with This Is Planet Ed and a Bold New Vision for the United States Education Sector

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • Capita and the Aspen Institute Launch the First Ever US Early Years Climate Action Task Force

    Source: The Aspen Institute
  • The Aspen Institute Launches K12 Climate Action

    Source: The Aspen Institute

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