UndauntedK12 OpEd: How California leaders can advance climate-resilient schools now

Today, EdSource published “How state leaders can advance climate-resilient schools now”, a commentary co-authored with Lisa Patel, a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Climate, Health, and Equity Task Force.

With significant one-time state and federal funds for K-12 schools totaling approximately $25 billion, and the intensifying impacts of climate on children and schools, we make the argument that California leaders need to articulate a statewide vision and plan to realize climate-resilient schools for all children.