A majority support emphasizing climate change in K-12 science classes
Core finding
About 56% of Americans support K-12 public school science classes emphasizing climate change, including 33% who strongly support it, according to an April 2025 Verasight survey.
Around a quarter (24%) are opposed, including 12% who strongly oppose it, and 20% are neutral.
Topline scale
A majority support emphasizing climate change in K-12 science classes.
On a scale from 1 to 7, 1 meaning “strongly oppose” and 7 meaning “strongly support”: How do you feel about K-12 public school curriculum emphasizing climate change in science classes?
n = 1,000 · Apr 9–15, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Apr 9–15, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | society |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co
On a scale from 1 to 7, 1 meaning “strongly oppose” and 7 meaning “strongly support”: How do you feel about K-12 public school curriculum emphasizing climate change in science classes?
Cite this question
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.