Most Americans want climate change taught in schools
Core finding
Roughly eight-in-ten Americans (81%) say climate change belongs in the K-12 curriculum in some form, according to an April 2024 Verasight survey. That includes 65% who say schools should teach about climate change and its impacts on the environment, society, and the future.
A smaller share (16%) would keep lessons to the causes of climate change without covering how it affects society or the future, while 19% say schools should not teach anything about it.
Topline distribution
Most Americans want climate change taught in schools.
Should climate change be taught in K-12 schools?
n = 1,000 · Apr 10–15, 2024 · 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 10–15, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | 2 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2 |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co
Should climate change be taught in K-12 schools?
Cite this question
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.