Missing any school hurts academic progress. But increasingly common weather-related school disruptions—from extreme heat and cold to hurricanes and wildfires—can cause outsized damage to student learning.

Learn more about the changing climate is negatively affecting our school children’s education outcomes.

As schools are returning to session following one of the hottest summers ever recorded, districts are faced with a new problem: how to handle increasingly extreme heatwaves.

While some school districts are taking steps to adapt to the climate crisis, cuts to federal programs may make it more challenging.

Get the tools you need to support California school districts & students at risk for wildfires.

Transform your classroom with free, hands-on climate education modules and expert support.

Climate Community Center connects Silicon Valley middle school and high school students, as well as community members, to environmental events, volunteer opportunities, internship positions and leadership training programs.

The Big Five is a common emergency plan adopted by all San Mateo County school districts and law enforcement agencies: Shelter in Place; Drop, Cover, and Hold On; Secure Campus; Lockdown/Barricade; and Evacuation.

This coalition of youth climate organizers and activists from across California is uniting to DEMAND that Governor Gavin Newsom chooses our future over the fossil fuel industry.

GENup is a California-based, nationwide, student-led organization dedicated to transforming education policy by amplifying youth voices.