High school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change

Distress about the Earth’s future is driving many young people to act

Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state's nearly snowless, warm winter.

Some legislators say they've heard from school administrators and teachers who say that goes too far. “What was said to me is: ‘Why are we pushing a political perspective, a political agenda?’' Minnesota Rep. Ben Bakeberg, a Republican, said during a House Education Policy Committee hearing in March 2023. “That’s a reality.” The bill didn’t advance in the 2023 session. Now it hasn't this year either. Supporters say they will try again next year.

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