Fred Votes for passage of bill which requires climate change education in school curriculum

Vote to pass a bill that requires climate change education in school curriculum.

• Requires the State Board of Education to make available curriculum materials available in developing instruction programs for topics including, but not limited to the following (Sec. 1):

  • The Holocaust and genocide education and awareness;

  • The historical events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland;

  • African-American history;

  • Puerto Rican history and Latino studies;

  • Native American history; and

  • Climate change consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards.