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Connecticut

Connecticut follows the Next Generation Science Standards as a framework for teaching climate change in schools. However, they are also attempting to require that the climate change requirements in the NGSS be added to the science curriculum. Connecticut is going above and beyond to try and prepare students for our changing world, and they are obviously moving in the right direction.

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Climate Issues

Heavier rainfall
Sea level increase along coastlines
Drought

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection provides educators with resources to introduce climate change in the classroom and instruct students on environmental events within the state of Connecticut

POLICY AND LEGISLATION

Connecticut’s House Bill 5271 (PDF) would, if enacted, “require that the climate change curriculum in the Next Generation Science Standards be taught as part of the state-wide science curriculum for public schools and that such teaching begin in elementary school.”
Connecticut’s House Bill 5271 (PDF) would, if enacted, “require that the climate change curriculum in the Next Generation Science Standards be taught as part of the state-wide science curriculum for public schools and that such teaching begin in elementary school.”

Action Items

Who to Contact?
Commissioner of Education Cabinet Secretary: Charlene Russell-Tucker
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (860) 713-6550

Find the email Template Advocating for Climate Education here