Report · Jun 17, 2025
Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2025
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal, John Kotcher, Emily Goddard, Jennifer Carman, Marija Verner, Teresa Myers, Joshua Ettinger, Julia Fine, Emily Richards, Matthew Goldberg and Jennifer Marlon
Filed under: Policy & Politics
11. Educating Students About Global Warming
11.1 A large majority of registered voters say schools should teach children about global warming.
The Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education in the United States recommend that climate change be included in school science curricula.
A large majority of registered voters (78%) agree that schools should teach children about the causes and consequences of global warming, and potential solutions. This includes nearly all liberal and moderate/conservative Democrats (97% and 94% respectively), about two-thirds of liberal/moderate Republicans (68%), and about half of conservative Republicans (51%).
