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Askwith Education Forums: How K–12 Schools Can Take Action on Climate Change

Join Harvard Graduate School of Education to talk about how schools and educators can help prepare young people to envision and work toward a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable society.

This event will touch on the recently launched Aspen Institute bipartisan commission’s K12 Climate Action Plan – about how the education sector can be a force toward climate solutions and environmental justice.

Speakers:
• John King, Jr., President and CEO, The Education Trust; former U.S. Secretary of Education
• Pedro Martinez, CEO, Chicago Public Schools
• Becky Pringle, President, National Education Association

Moderator: Jennifer Cheatham, Faculty Co-Chair, Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship (ELOE), Harvard Graduate School of Education

Welcome: Bridget Long, Dean and Saris Professor of Economics, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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