,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #egd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjai,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1   
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,m5g1  
,ms4 ,hill ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,tonko1    
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4     
,keat+1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,ms4   
,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4 ,rask97 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ,labor       
,,resolution  ,support+ ! tea*+ (       
climate *ange 9 s*ools4  ,:]eas m ?an   
#hj p]c5t ( p>5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
support ! tea*+ ( climate *ange2 ,:]eas 
#hf p]c5t ( tea*]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
feel t climate *ange %\ld be taught 9   
s*ools2 ,:]eas #ag p]c5t ( tea*]s say !y
 ei!r d n h mat]ials to tea* climate    
*ange or !y d n "k en\gh ab\t ! subject 
to tea* x2 ,:]eas climate *ange is n a  
p>tisan or political issue2 ,:]eas !re  

is a broad cons5sus among climate       
sci5ti/s t ! human activities contribut+
 to increases 9 gre5h\se gas emissions  
are ! dom9ant cause ( climate *ange2    
,:]eas1 to mean+fully act ^u our *ang+  
climate & *ang$ _w1 "y p ne$ education  
ab\t its causes1 consequ5ces1 anticipat$
 future impacts1 & possible solutions2  
,:]eas climate *ange is a social ju/ice1
 racial ju/ice1 & human rights issue2   
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,national ,c5t] =  
,sci5ce ,education1 #cg ,/ates & !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia recognize          
human-caus$ climate *ange 9 _! sci5ce   
education /&>ds2 ,:]eas ! ,national     
,sci5ce ,tea*+ ,association1 ! ,national
 ,association ( ,geosci5ce ,tea*]s1 !   
,national ,association ( ,biology       
,tea*]s1 & o!r pr(essional organizations
 h call$ = great] support = sci5ce      
educators 9 tea*+ climate sci5ce &      
climate *ange2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjae1 !       
,cali=nia ,/ate ,,pta decl>$ climate    
*ange a *ildr5's issue2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1
 ! ,cali=nia ,association ( ,s*ool      

,psy*ologi/s decl>$ climate *ange a     
pot5tial ?reat to ! psy*ological &      
social developm5t ( *ildr52 ,:]eas      
climate *ange is ?reat5+ /ud5ts'        
communities ) int5sify+ natural disa/]s1
 increas+ temp]atures1 ris+ sea levels1 
& o!r extreme wea!r ?reats2 ,:]eas      
climate *ange disproportionately affects
 /ud5ts ( color & /ud5ts 9 pov]ty1 !reby
 exac]bat+ exi/+ inequalities & limit+  
equality ( opportunity2 ,:]eas *ildr5   
repres5t a p>ticul>ly vuln]able gr\p    
because gre5h\se gases emitt$ into !    
atmosph]e w cont9ue to accumulate ov] ! 
com+ decades & cause negative heal?     
outcomes2 ,:]eas *ildr5 are m vuln]able 
to ! effects ( crit]ia air pollutants   
emitt$ dur+ ! burn+ ( fossil fuels2     
,:]eas ,am]icans mu/ unify beh9d        
address+ climate *ange = ! good ( ?is   
g5]ation & all subsequ5t g5]ations2     
,:]eas s*ool di/ricts %\ld explore      
di/rict-wide su/a9ability initiatives to
 educate /ud5ts & r$uce _! c>bon        
footpr9t2 ,:]eas tea*+ climate *ange 9  

s*ools w help /ud5ts und]/& ! human     
impact ( climate *ange2 ,:]eas tea*+    
climate *ange 9 s*ools w help /ud5ts    
und]/& t life on ,e>? dep5ds on1 is %ap$
 by1 & affects our climate2 ,:]eas tea*+
 climate *ange w help /ud5ts develop    
en]gy lit]acy & may /imulate int]e/ 9   
,,/em c>e]s2 ,:]eas tea*+ climate *ange 
w h consequ5ces = ,e>?1 human lives1 &  
ecosy/ems ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas :5 /ud5ts  
engage 9 a climate *ange curriculum1 !y 
c develop a great] s5se ( efficacy )    
respect to _! capacity to address       
critical social & environm5tal issues2 &
 ,:]eas ! global impact ( climate *ange 
& ! urg5cy & magnitude ( ! *all5ge (    
address+ climate *ange w ev5tually fall 
on curr5t /ud5ts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports
 tea*+ climate *ange 9 public & private 
s*ools at all grade levels2  7#b7       
enc\rages ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1   
localities1 nonpr(it organizations1     
s*ools1 & community organizations to    
tea* climate *ange 9 appropriate        

programs & activities1 ) ! goal (       
increas+ public k on ! impacts t humans 
h on ! climate2 &  7#c7 enc\rages s*ool 
di/ricts to provide robu/ res\rces to   
tea*]s & /ud5ts s !y c le>n ab\t climate
 *ange 9 a safe & op5 le>n+ environm5t4