School Disruptions from the LA Fires Hit Latino, Disadvantaged and English-Language Learners Hardest, Experts Find
California fires’ disparate impacts on students offer lessons for how schools should prepare for climate disasters across the nation.
Students impacted by L.A. fires mostly from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds
The January wildfires that burned through tens of thousands of acres in Los Angeles may be gone — but the impacts on students in the region are far from extinguished.
From Los Angeles's Climate Crisis, A Blueprint for California's Schools
When Los Angeles teachers welcomed students back to school in January, they couldn't have imagined what lay ahead. Within days, climate-fueled wildfires would tear through Altadena, Pasadena, and the Palisades, destroying or damaging twelve schools and disrupting education for more than 600,000 students.
Students Feel The Heat: Elevating The Connection Between The Changing Climate And Student Success
Former U. S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist reports on the impact of extreme heat on learning, play, and mental health—and what leaders can do about it.
Hurricanes and wildfires are closing schools. How can students get back on track?
As extreme weather events like Hurricane Helene devastate communities, the impacts on student education are far reaching.
109 degrees on the first day of school? Extreme heat is delaying when some students go back
Climate change is heating up the back-to-school season. Some districts hope that pushing back the first day could reduce heat-related cancellations and risks to student health.
Editorial: Too many kids are going back to school this month without functioning A/C
Some California students are returning to classrooms this month with inadequate cooling — or no air conditioning at all. In Long Beach Unified, the state’s fourth-largest school district, thousands of students will be returning this month to 556 classrooms at 13 schools that don’t have air conditioning.
Protecting Children From Extreme Heat Is Critical for Their Health, Learning, and Development
As climate change intensifies extreme heat around the globe, policymakers must take steps to develop heat standards for children and support infrastructure improvements to ensure schools, child care centers, and communities are safe and healthy places for children.
Schools that never needed AC are now overheating. Fixes will cost billions.
As heat waves creep north, they are baking schools that previously did not need air conditioning. Fixing the problem will be neither cheap, nor easy.