Research for climate-smart schools
The Sustainable Education Research Initiative (SustainableED) is a national hub for research at the intersection of education policy and climate change. Schools are both vulnerable to environmental degradation and uniquely positioned to be part of the solution. We advance rigorous, policy-relevant research to help education systems become more resilient to our changing climate, reduce their ecological footprint, and contribute to a more sustainable future. Through interdisciplinary research, cross-sector collaboration, and actionable insights, SustainableED supports evidence-based efforts to create climate-smart schools and a healthier planet.
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Research
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Education and Climate Change: Synthesizing the Evidence to Guide Future Research
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible across all aspects of the U.S. PreK-12 education system. Schools are both vulnerable to climate change and uniquely positioned to be part of the solution. We synthesize a broad body of interdisciplinary research and data to illustrate the bi-directional relationship between schools and our changing climate.
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Climate change is an urgent but often overlooked education policy issue
The United States is facing a dual crisis in declining educational outcomes and escalating climate impacts. Student achievement has dropped to its lowest level in a quarter century and the pandemic-era spike in chronic absenteeism has largely persisted. Climate change is also placing mounting pressures on our country in ways that are impossible to ignore.
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Education and climate change | Episode 981 of the Education Gadfly Show.
Michael Petrilli and David Griffith of the Education Gadfly podcast hosted SustainableED Founder and Faculty Director Matthew Kraft for a conversation about how climate change and education policy are interconnected.
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