Extreme Heat is Making Schools Hotter – and Learning Harder

This article from The 19th points to evidence of growing concern across the U.S. about the health impacts of overwarm school buildings, including reports from the Federation of American Scientists, the Center for American Progress, and the Environmental Protection Agency. It also notes how states including Florida, New York, and California are enacting policies that direct schools to step-up their safeguards for students as temperatures rise.

The article offers first-hand perspectives on the issues and solutions that are suggested in the several reports, through quotes from their authors and through the experiences of teachers who were interviewed for the article.