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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow (!) at SREE: Sohil Malik will be presenting *new* research from our team, "Pollution and Environmental Contamination Sites Near US Schools: A National Analysis"

Symposium #543 in Salon 7, 9:00am on Friday
Hope to see you there!

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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · 2d

At SREE 2025 this week: Grace Falken will be presenting findings from our recent working paper, "Education Systems and Climate Change: Synthesizing the Evidence to Guide Future Research"

Symposium #543 in Salon 7, 9:00am on Friday
Hope to see you there!

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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · 16d

🌍+🎓 job alert!

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hiring a tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor with expertise in education, the environment, and society. Check out the opportunity at the link below + share with your networks!

jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

jobs.wisc.edu

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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · 24d

We are excited to welcome Postdoc Samantha Kane and Senior Advisor Laura Schifter to the SustainableED team 🥳 Both bring invaluable expertise in crafting and communicating rigorous, policy-relevant research. Looking forward to what's next!

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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · Aug 26

✍️ New on @brookings.edu Brown Center Chalkboard: Why climate change is an urgent education policy issue.

We cover:
* How climate change disrupts schools
* What schools can do to advance change
+ a lookup tool for climate risks in your district

www.brookings.edu/articles/cli...

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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · Aug 19

🤌Just the takeaways!

For our recent paper surveying the intersection of ed x climate, this new policy and practice brief provides:
* a high-level overview of our findings
* key implications for policymakers and educators

edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...

Education and Climate Change: Synthesizing the Evidence to Guide Future Research

edworkingpapers.com

SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · Aug 13

🎙️ Great conversation with founder @matthewakraft.com on this week's Education Gadfly podcast about the impetus for studying ed & climate and advancing policy solutions in this space.

Listen on any podcast app or online here: fordhaminstitute.org/national/res...

Education policy and climate change | Episode 981 of The Education Gadfly Show

This week, Matthew Kraft, professor of education and economics at Brown University, joins The Education Gadfly Show to discuss the intersection of education policy and climate change.

fordhaminstitute.org

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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · Aug 6

📰 Great new overview of our work, mission, and recent paper out today -- check it out!

www.brown.edu/news/2025-08...

Initiative at Brown’s Annenberg Institute aims to advance research on schools and climate change

The Sustainable Education Research Initiative will build collaborations between scholars, policymakers and practitioners to generate insights that inform Pre-K-12 education policy and practice.

www.brown.edu

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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · Jul 14

Schools are increasingly vulnerable to climate change & vital to advancing solutions.

Our synthesis illustrates why efforts to create more resilient schools & a more sustainable future need to be a central focus of education research, policy & practice.

edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1238

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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · Jun 30

🌍 Join us for our first #SustainableED webinar! We'll introduce the initiative and present new research on the connections between education and climate change.

📅 Tues. 7/15 at 1 pm ET buff.ly/xbcXnIF

@matthewakraft.bsky.social

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