- Proposed law would require the State Commissioner of Education to provide a climate justice model program for elementary and secondary students.
- The program would be aligned with current scientific research and consistent with state standards. It would also be required to address topics such as human activities causing climate change, the disproportionate effects on disadvantaged communities, the relationship between systemic change and environmental stewardship, and economic and environmental solutions.
- This bill is similar but less stringent than previous legislation from 2021 that would have mandated climate justice instruction in grades 1 through 12, but it died in committee in March 2022
By NCSE | January 25, 2023
Minnesota’s Senate File 476 would, if enacted, require the state commissioner of education to “provide a climate justice model program for elementary and secondary school students aligned with current scientific research.”…
The model program would be required to be consistent with the state’s standards and include climate justice content…
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