Students, schools, and our climate moment : acting now to secure our future / Laura A. Schifter with Jonathan Klein.
| Author/creator | Schifter, Laura A. author. |
| Other author | Klein, Jonathan (Nonprofit organization founder), author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2025] |
| Description | 217 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Why Should Schools Take Action on Climate Change? -- What Is Climate Change and What Can We Do? -- Supporting Teaching and Learning to Prepare Students to Lead a Sustainable Future -- Supporting Students, Educators, and Schools in Adapting to Our Changing Climate -- Supporting Schools in Mitigating Their Carbon Pollution -- The Power of Students and Collaboration -- Leading Change and Taking Action |
| Abstract | "Laura A. Schifter and Jonathan Klein highlight the many ways in which K-12 schools and students have tremendous potential to advance solutions on environmental issues, and they provide frameworks for enacting change, in Students, Schools, and Our Climate Moment. Schifter and Klein demonstrate how the effects of climate change intersect with US public schools on multiple levels--for example, schools must prepare students to face the challenges of an uncertain future, accommodate disruptions brought about by extreme weather conditions, and evaluate their systems' energy consumption and carbon emissions. Through rousing case studies of climate efforts in schools across the United States, Schifter and Klein show what it means to center children and young people in climate solutions and illustrate how educators and institutions can take comprehensive action. They share step-by-step plans for applying the lessons of these situations to future action, rooting their frameworks in the climate action plan of the Aspen Institute's K12 Climate Action Commission and the Coherence Framework developed by the Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard University"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024040493 |
| ISBN | 9781682539484 paperback |
| ISBN | 1682539482 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC191.4 .S32 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |