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House approves measure directing State Board of Education to integrate climate instruction into core standards
Summary
After hours of debate, the House passed House Bill 33 65, instructing the Oregon State Board of Education to ensure academic content standards include sufficient instruction on climate causes, effects and resilience strategies across core subjects.
The Oregon House on April 18 passed House Bill 33 65 A, a bill directing the State Board of Education to ensure Oregon’s academic content standards include “sufficient instruction” on the causes and effects of climate change and on strategies for mitigation, adaptation and community resilience across core subject areas.
Proponents described the measure as modest and procedural — a direction to the State Board of Education to consider climate literacy during its regular standards‑review cycles — and said it builds on existing science standards. “House Bill 33 65 is aimed at ensuring that Oregon students have access to education…
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