Report · Jan 31, 2023
Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, December 2022
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal, John Kotcher, Jennifer Carman, Sanguk Lee, Marija Verner, Matthew Ballew, Patrick Owusu Ansah, Nicholas Badullovich, Teresa Myers, Matthew Goldberg and Jennifer Marlon
Filed under: Policy & Politics
8. Educating Students About Global Warming
8.1. Three in four 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 StatesThe Next Generation Science Standards were developed by a collaboration of scientists and educators at the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences; the American Academy for the Advancement of Science; the National Teacher’s Association; 26 states; and Achieve (a non-profit organization). Released in 2013, the standards represent the most current, research-based method of educating K-12 students in STEM and preparing them for STEM careers. See: nextgenscience.org recommend that climate change be included in school science curricula.
Three in four registered voters (75%) agree that schools should teach children about the causes and consequences of global warming, and potential solutions. Agreement spans the political spectrum, including nearly all liberal and moderate/conservative Democrats (98% and 91% respectively), a large majority of liberal/moderate Republicans (77%), and four in ten conservative Republicans (40%).
