This year, we’re working on bills, bonds, and big ideas to advance climate resilient schools in California’s legislature.

Read our letter about how California’s Green Bank can support a just transition to school decarbonization.

This July, we launched the California Youth Climate Policy Leadership Program in partnership with Ten Strands and the Sierra Club San Francisco Bay.

RSVP here for a virtual policy forum about what California policy makers can do to advance equitable access to climate-resilient school infrastructure on December 12, 2023.

SB 394 (Gonzalez) passed out of the California State Senate in a bipartisan, unanimous 39-0 vote and is now headed to the Assembly for consideration.

California's reduced budget means lawmakers have some tough decisions to make. But one thing seems like an easy YES: Taking advantage of the billions of federal dollars available from the IRA to create healthy schools for all CA kids.

Please join us for a policy forum on how California can create climate-resilient schools for all TK-12 school children!

Amid fires, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and other climate-driven disasters and health hazards, California’s leading experts in children’s health and education have come together to call for a cost-effective, ten year $150 billion investment to ensure K-12 public schools can remain open and provide safe and healthy places for California's children to learn and grow.

We have launched the Climate Ready Schools Coalition website, where you can find more information about our work, our members, and resources regarding climate-resilient schools.

We support the proposal that the CalSHAPE HVAC Upgrade and Repair Grants be used for only the installation of zero emission equipment and prioritize funding for schools in underserved and environmental justice communities, near busy roadways, and in communities with poor air quality. In addition, we emphasize our strong agreement with proposal Option 1 which would make HVAC system replacements with gas equipment ineligible for the grant award.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced a state budget that clearly aims to make hard choices as the state faces its first deficit in years. But the governor’s proposal leaves out two wise investments.

We’ve joined with a statewide coalition to write a letter asking Gov. Newsom to ensure that school infrastructure investments are cost-effective and aligned with California’s climate and equity goals, and to coordinate state, county, and local actions to safeguard children’s health and learning.

We applaud the work that went into the adoption of this year’s budget, but we must move quickly to ensure we are preparing our school buildings, grounds, and students to be climate-ready.