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High school students in Illinois wrote a law on mandatory climate studies in schools
In Illinois, starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, all public high schools are required to include instruction on climate change in the curriculum.
The news stands out not only because of the content of the law, but also because of its story: according to Good Good Good, two school students helped draft the text of the initiative together with State Representative Janet Yang Rohr.
The law provides that students in grades 9-12 will study the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as possible actions and solutions. Good Good Good also separately quotes Yang Rohr: the idea is for students to understand not only the fact of the problem itself, but also what exactly can be done in practice. This is an important shift from an abstract "environmental agenda" to normal educational content.
One of the students, Iris Shadis-Gringas, prepared this bill as part of a school capstone project, after which it was supported by the legislator. Then another student joined the work, and as a result the initiative was officially recognized and enacted.
