A Call to Action - Climate Resilient California Schools - Safeguarding Children’s Health and Opportunity to Learn in TK-12

Oct 15, 2026

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A Call to Action: Climate Resilient California Schools outlines a statewide, multi-stakeholder effort to safeguard children’s health and expand opportunity to learn across TK-12 amid climate change. Under Stanford and UC Berkeley leadership, the report synthesizes workshop input from state agencies, educators, students, and technical partners. It frames climate change as a health and equity crisis and describes solution pathways that center health and equity in climate policy while accelerating the transition off fossil fuels.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages50

Reading Time2 h 6 min

AccessFree to download

About this report

Lead authors

Understanding climate change as a health and equity crisis

Acknowledgements

Students using vertical garden at a California school A CALL TO ACTION Climate Resilient California Schools Safeguarding Children’s Health and Opportunity to Learn in TK-12 About this report This report was written under the leadership of Stanford University’s Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Center for Innovation in Global Health, Action Lab for Planetary Health (ALPHA) and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools in collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders and experts. Four statewide workshops were held, which gathered input and insights from state agency leaders, educators, students, and technical partners. Lead authors Lisa Patel, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University Jeffrey M. Vincent, Center for Cities + Schools, University of California, Berkeley Erika Veidis, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health Jonathan Klein, UndauntedK12 Ken Doane, UndauntedK12 Jamie Hansen, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health Zoe Lew, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University Andra Yeghoian, Ten Strands Understanding climate change as the profound health and equity crisis of our time, the Stanford Climate, Health, and Equity Task Force at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research seeks to advance solutions to climate change. We do this through interdisciplinary and intergenerational collaboration, building close ties with community partners and advocacy organizations, and translating our work for the public and decision-makers to ensure health and equity are being centered in climate policy as we work to rapidly transition off fossil fuels. [https://med.stanford.edu/allergyandasthma/](https://med.stanford.edu/allergyandasthma/) The Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health enables emerging leaders and multi-disciplinary researchers to solve global and planetary health challenges and improve health equity. CIGH is based atthe Stanford School of Medicine and hosts the Action Lab for Planetary Health (ALPHA), which partners with Stanford researchers to develop evidence-based strategies, partnerships, and messaging to influence policy and grassroots actions that protect people and the planet. [https://globalhealth.stanford.edu/](https://globalhealth.stanford.edu/) The Center for Cities + Schools (CC+S) at the University of California, Berkeley conducts high-quality, non-partisan research that offers decision-makers innovative strategies for creating environments where young people can thrive. [http://citiesandschools.berkeley.edu/](http://citiesandschools.berkeley.edu/) UndauntedK12 is a national nonprofit focused on supporting America’s public schools to make an equitable transition to zero carbon emissions while preparing youth to build sustainable futures in a rapidly changing climate. [https://www.undauntedk12.org/](https://www.undauntedk12.org/) Every student in California can achieve environmental literacy, and all students deserve the opportunity to understand, interact, and connect with their environment in meaningful ways that promote learning and growth. Ten Strands acts as a connector, building partnerships and forging pathways to ensure that California’s K–12 students receive a high-quality education with an environmental component. [https://tenstrands.org/](https://tenstrands.org/) 2 Acknowledgements The lead authors thank the following individuals for their contributions to this paper and the workshop discussions. The content of this report, along with the policy recommendations, are the authors’ alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of contributors or reviewers listed herein. Working group members and contributing authors Amy Frame, Ten Strands Batul Hassan, Climate and Community Project Daniel Aldana Cohen, University of California, Berkeley Danny Sallis, Stanford University Keith Loewen, Washin

FAQs

Who led the report and organized statewide input?

The report was written under the leadership of Stanford University’s Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Action Lab for Planetary Health (ALPHA), and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools, drawing on workshops with state leaders, educators, students, and technical partners.

How does the report frame climate change for California schools?

It presents climate change as a profound health and equity crisis, emphasizing that health and equity should be centered in climate policy while the state transitions rapidly off fossil fuels.

What is included in the acknowledgements section?

The acknowledgements list contributors to the paper and workshop discussions, including working group members, contributing authors, and peer reviewers.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Rhys