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In this Q&A, David Jaffe and Margaret Wang-Aghania spoke with Emily Chein from the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative's Social Impact Review to discuss how SubjectToClimate is transforming students' learning about sustainability and our shared responsibility for the planet by equipping teachers to bring climate and sustainability literacy into every classroom.

 Discover how Illinois is bringing its new climate education law to life through the Illinois Climate Education Hub—uniting teachers, students, and community leaders statewide. 

Following the HB 4895 bill passed by Illinois Gov. Pritzker in Aug. 2024, which requires public schools to teach climate change, the Illinois Climate Education Hub was officially launched last month to provide Illinois teachers with free teaching materials and lesson plans related to climate change.

In Illinois, a new law requires public K-12 schools to teach about climate change including its impacts and solutions beginning in next fall. 

SubjectToClimate has developed a new resource hub designed to support Illinois educators in integrating climate education across all grade levels and subjects.

Connecting the Dots: The Environment’s Impact on Student Success is a policy memo from Tennessee SCORE that explores how environmental challenges such as extreme weather and climate change affect student well-being and academic outcomes. The memo highlights the critical role of schools in addressing these issues through infrastructure improvements, nature-based learning, and climate education. 

SubjectToClimate, in partnership with other North Shore environmental organizations have launched a statewide Illinois Climate Education Hub, offering free, scientifically vetted lesson plans and resources to support teachers in implementing the newly passed HB 4895 climate education requirement.