Simitian bill would teach climate change

California students would learn about climate change if a bill authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, is adopted and signed into law.

Simitian’s bill, SB 908, was approved unanimously by the Senate Education Committee Jan. 16 and goes to the floor of the Senate for a vote on Wednesday. If it passes, it would then go to the Assembly and the governor for signature.

The bill would require California schools to teach about climate change in their science curriculum.

“California’s students need to understand what’s happening and what’s causing it,” Simitian said. “A rigorous program of science instruction has to be both current and relevant, and that certainly has to include climate change.”

Full article on Palo Alto Online

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