Jonathan Klein

Climate Change is an Education Equity Issue — And Efforts to Mitigate it Are at Risk Ending these tax credits for schools to make climate-friendly upgrades will force districts to make hard decisions about where to prioritize scarce resources

Every school should be a safe, healthy, resilient place to learn – where students are protected from extreme heat, wildfire smoke, & storms. Energy tax credits help make this happen. Read the latest from @edtrust.bsky.social and @undauntedk12.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yc62mry4

Opinion: Thoughtful tax credits and deregulation can secure America's energy dominance When the U.S. government saddles our own energy production with unnecessary regulations and uncertainty, we harm both the climate and our economy

Senator John Curtis: "We must build a thoughtful, principled bill that doesn’t pull the rug out from under American innovators. Doing otherwise risks freezing investment, delaying domestic production, increasing costs, and forfeiting our energy edge and national security to China and Russia."

OPINION: Preparing students for a climate-changed future As educators, we have a responsibility to prepare students for a world fundamentally shaped by our changing climate. Here’s what the Los Angeles Unified School District is doing.

Appreciate @lausdsup.bsky.social's leadership here: hechingerreport.org/opinion-prep...

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Statement from UndauntedK12 Co-Founders on the House Budget Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1) — UndauntedK12 With the passage of H.R. 1, the House of Representatives squanders years of investment in America’s clean energy future and with it opportunities for generations of students and all of our schools.&nb...

Today was a truly sorrowful day. Tomorrow, we continue the work–undaunted.

Read @undauntedk12.bsky.social's statement on the passage of the House Budget Reconciliation Bill:

www.undauntedk12.org/ourwork/stat...

Delighted to share that my new book with @4abrighterfuture.bsky.social is out this week!

“Students, Schools, and Our Climate Moment” weaves together our personal journeys and reflections with powerful stories of climate solutions in our nation’s schools.

www.undauntedk12.org/students-sch...

On Monday, 4/28 at 12 PM ET, please join HEP authors @4abrighterfuture.bsky.social and @jonathanklein42.bsky.social for a discussion of their new book, STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND OUR CLIMATE MOMENT. This event is hosted by the Monroe C. Gutman Library and is free to attend: https://bit.ly/41GkzX5

COMMENTARY: Los Angeles’s climate crisis offers a blueprint for California’s schools California has already wasted precious time. We must act now to create a master plan for climate-resilient schools.

A previous generation of California leaders made sure schools could keep children safe in an earthquake - it’s time to do the same for threats posed by extreme weather.

Read our latest op-ed with Andra Yeghoian in @edsource.org.

Column: The Los Angeles fires are no excuse to slow down on clean energy State and local officials seem to be rushing to rethink climate policies. It's a terrible idea.

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Great piece from @sammyroth.bsky.social: The Los Angeles fires are no excuse to slow down on clean energy

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.

Another dimension to how this administration is hurting our communities and economy. Not acceptable.

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/c...

Opinion | Three Former E.P.A. Leaders: You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone When the next environmental catastrophe arrives, who will be there to deal with the emergency and its aftermath?

A new bipartisan op-ed from three former EPA administrators – including @americaisallin.com’s Gina McCarthy – shares specifics on the critical role that the EPA plays in securing a safer and healthier future for all Americans.

Read more via @nytopinion.nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

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Last month, former US Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) included @undauntedk12.bsky.social in an important piece urging policy makers and education leaders to elevate the conversation about how a changing climate is affecting student success. Read the full article in @forbes.com.

Districts across the country are using Elective Pay and energy tax credits to modernize school campuses. Read our latest op-ed, co-authored with @bcassellius.bsky.social, and reach out to your representatives in Congress to protect these impactful, cost-effective programs.

Proud of our @undauntedk12.bsky.social team and partners for the quality and depth of this new resource for state leaders. Let's work together to get it in the hands of state leaders throughout the nation to advance healthy, cost-effective, resilient school campuses for all students.