Inclusion of climate change content in subjects by jurisdiction

This map shows the number of subjects with climate change content in state standards and curriculum frameworks by state. Out of 50 states and Washington D.C., 23 states included climate change content in state standards of only one school subject. Nineteen states included climate change content in state standards of two subjects. Only 10 states plus Washington D.C. included climate change content in state standards of three subjects.

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Climate change content in state standards and curriculum frameworks

This pie chart shows the extent of climate change content in state standards and curriculum frameworks. When climate change content was mentioned in state standards, 67% of the time it was in environment/climate change standards (17/21 policies), 27% of the time it was in science standards (60/77 polices), 6% of the time it was in social studies standards (31/81 policies), and less than 1% of the time it was in language arts standards (4/75 polices).