New York state has gone above and beyond to implement measures to increase climate literacy in public schools in recent years. This includes Senate Bill 278A which establishes a course of instruction and learning expectations on climate education in all public schools.
S.278A, introduced by Senator Gounardes in late November, is aligned to CRETF’s New York State Climate Education Platform and “establishes a course of instruction and learning expectations on climate education in all public pre-kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools.”