By next fall, refugee students may be able to apply to attend American colleges and universities. The State Department said it plans to pilot a new category for refugee admissions, known as P4. P4 status would allow a group or institution to sponsor a refugee. .
A new survey found fewer than half of New York City public school educators teach their students about climate change, and many reported they have not been trained to teach the subject. Proponents of climate education hope to make a change statewide. The Climate and Resilience Education Task Force, along with the National Wildlife Federation and the United Federation of Teachers, sent the survey to teachers across the city, and 1,500 responded. .
A bill in New Hampshire would allow local communities to opt into financing education for children who attend private schools or homeschooling, on top of the existing statewide voucher program. House Bill 607 as amended is up for a full House vote in early January, and parents and educators are concerned about its implications for public schools. Jen, a parent who formed the volunteer group Save Our Schools New Hampshire and opted not to use her last name, said any investments should be towards improving Granite State public schools, for instance, providing all school districts with full-day kindergarten. .
Tomorrow, the National Wildlife Federation’s Resilient Schools Consortium (RiSC), will “Adopt-a-Shoreline” with up to 100 students and their teachers from eight New York City public schools to learn about climate change and its impacts, environmental justice and resilient solutions.