Last February, the California Legislature introduced three new bills aimed at advancing healthy, sustainable, and climate-resilient schools. Now, they’re awaiting signature on the Governor’s desk!

Three new bills were introduced to support a state-wide master planning process, the protection of solar and storage at schools, and the removal of barriers for schoolyard greening projects.

UndauntedK12 and Ten Strands release 2024 Budget Brief

Watch the policy forum on Heat-Resilient Schools!

More than 35 organizations sign on to urge Governor Newsom to allocate $10 million in the 2024 budget to create a Master Plan for Healthy, Sustainable, Climate Resilient School Infrastructure

Members of the Climate Ready Schools Coalition oppose the CPUC’s proposed decision to end net metering aggregation.

Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoed SB394 on October 8th, further delaying the efforts to create healthy, safe, and equitable climate resilient schools

Over 700 educators, 169 health professionals, over 60 students, labor advocates, and 35 organizations submitted letters today urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to support SB 394 (Gonzalez), which would create a master plan for sustainable and climate-resilient schools.

On May 22 the State Senate approved breakthrough legislation - SB 394 - that aligns State policies and investments in K-12 school facilities under a Master Plan for Healthy, Sustainable, and Climate-Resilient Schools. Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) authored the Bill, which is co-sponsored by Coalition partners California Federation of Teachers, Generation Up, and UndauntedK12, together with California Labor for Climate Jobs. See our latest blog post for details and how you can support the Bill as it moves to the Assembly and toward the Governor’s desk.

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.

Here are some resources that could be of service to a school district working to allocate and maximize bond funds while supporting student health, safety, and learning.

Happy Earth Day!

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

The Climate-Resilient California Schools: A Call to Action report explores the challenges of climate change from the perspective of children’s health and education and lays out 14 evidence-based recommendations to center climate resilience within the 21st-century mission of California’s public schools.

We provided a comment on the most recent CalSHAPE workshop, supporting the use of CalSHAPE’s remaining HVAC Upgrade and Repair Grant funds for near zero emission HVAC installations in schools.

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.

In December 2022, the Climate Ready Schools Coalition sent a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to prioritize decarbonized and climate-resilient schools in his 2023 budget.

In July 2022, we urged Governor Newsom to ensure any state dollars spent on school modernization and construction were spent in alignment with California’s climate and health goals, and to invest new money to modernize and electrify school HVAC systems through the CalSHAPE program.

In June 2022, we submitted a public comment to the California Air Resources Board to ensure that school buildings and grounds were included in California’s strategy and plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.