Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about whether or not climate change should be taught in schools. On January 11th, 2021, a resolution supporting the teaching of climate change in schools was introduced to the 117th Congress.
According to the bill, more than eighty percent of parents support climate change being introduced into the curriculum along with eighty six percent of teachers. Now that climate change is affecting our generation’s health, the issue has become more than a political problem.
What would this look like if the bill was passed? Well, one of the goals is to encourage “school districts to provide robust resources to teachers and students so they can learn about climate change in a safe and open learning environment.” That could either mean creating a mandatory class specifically about climate change or implement frequent activities to teach students about reducing their carbon footprint.
The bill also encourages “the Federal Government, States, localities, nonprofit organizations, schools, and community organizations to teach climate change” which could mean more laws could be introduced in the future.
Want to track the progress of this bill or look more into it? The link is right here.
As part of our work to make some political headway, we will be posting more blogs about various environmental bills and how they could affect us if passed.
Political action is one of the best ways to get involved so if you want to make an impact write about this bill to your representatives! Let’s KEAP Earth green!