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2020 Distinguished Contribution Award Winners: Ten Strands and CAELI!

Posted By  Karen Cowe
  • ON October 26, 2020

This interview between California Association of Science Educators (CASE) and Karen Cowe, Ten Strands CEO and California Environmental Literacy Initiative project director, originally appeared on the CASE website and was republished with permission. Tell us about Ten Strands and the...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 15: Thousands of youth strikers gather in Parliament Square in central London to protest against the governments lack of action on the climate change and destruction of the environment. The 1st UK-wide youth strike is part of a global FridaysForFuture movement inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg who protests in front of the countrys parliament every Friday since September 2018 and is determined to carry on until the Swedens climate policies are in line with the Paris agreement. February 15, 2019 in London, England. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

A Youth-Led Coalition to Drive Climate Change Education and Action

Posted By  Kevin Malaekeh , Jack Galloway
  • ON July 13, 2020

This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands we believe that young people have valuable perspectives and a critical role in shaping our society and our world. We recognize their power to drive dialogue and create...

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Connecting Environmental Justice and Environmental Literacy to Education

Posted By  Deedee Chao
  • ON June 22, 2020

On April 21, 2020, the California Subject Matter Project (CSMP) held a virtual environmental justice charrette. The charrette brought together CSMP leaders, environmental justice organizers and scholars, and student leaders with the goals of exploring the following questions: What is...

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In Solidarity

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON June 3, 2020
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EdSource Podcast: Youth Leader Isha Clarke and Ten Strands CEO Karen Cowe

Posted By  Kim Moon
  • ON November 19, 2019

Young people from around the globe have taken to the streets–and to the United Nations–to protest adult inaction on climate change. In this episode, EdSource takes a look at how students and teachers in California are helping to raise awareness...

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The Green New Deal and Youth Climate Action

Posted By  Lucia Garay
  • ON October 4, 2019

This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands we believe that young people have valuable perspectives and a critical role in shaping our society and our world. We recognize their power to drive dialogue and create...

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California Environmental Literacy Initiative: A Focus on Environmental Justice and Environmental Literacy

Posted By  Deedee Chao
  • ON August 30, 2019

In May 2019, the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) Leadership Council came together to have their second meeting, with a focus on environmental justice and environmental literacy. The goals for the day were to: develop a common understanding of environmental...

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How Environmental Literacy and Land Stewardship Could Help Save California for Future Generations

Posted By  Lucia Garay
  • ON April 29, 2019

This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands we believe that young people have valuable perspectives and a critical role in shaping our society and our world. We recognize their power to drive dialogue and create...

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Equity in a Time of Socio-Environmental Justice

Posted By  Max Jimenez
  • ON October 12, 2018

This article was republished with permission and originally appeared in California Classroom Science (CCS), an e-newsletter produced by the California Science Teachers Association (CSTA). Last month I had the opportunity to represent CSTA at the Global Climate Action Summit in...

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Senate Bill 720 Passes!

Posted By  Ariel Whitson
  • ON September 18, 2018

We are pleased to announce that Senate Bill 720, authored by Senator Ben Allen, co-authored by Assembly Member Tony Thurmond, and sponsored by Ten Strands was officially signed by Governor Jerry Brown and is now law. Thank you to everyone...

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