Too few trees at California’s schools mean there’s little protecting students from a warming planet. Here’s how advocates say the state can pay for more shade.
Students of the International Community Elementary School and the Think College Now Elementary School volunteer to maintain the Cesar Chavez Living Schoolyard during recess, on April 29th, 2024 in the Fruitvale District of Oakland in California.
“I’m aware of their request, but we have many other requests to consider,” he said, such as funds for heating and air conditioning systems and solar energy on campuses. “But those priorities will be defined by local school districts.” Shade from trees is one of the best ways to cool things down, the researchers said, because it can reduce heat exposure to children by as much as
Most greening projects on school campuses include more trees, but they can also include mulch, grassy fields to replace asphalt, and wooden play and learning structures, said Šárka Volejníková, theAt the César E. Chávez Education Center in Oakland, students — many from low income families — used to play on a yard that was 90% asphalt.
There’s no lack of enthusiasm for greening projects among educators, said Marsh, now principal at San Pedro Elementary School in San Rafael.cuts,” she said. “There is no money at the school site level to improve the physical space for students. So we are really relying on support from the state.
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