The climate change survey ties in with a broader initiative of the researchers, to help K-12 educators in New Jersey integrate climate change education in school curriculum. New Jersey, in 2020, became the first state in the U.S. to mandate that climate change be taught in core content areas across different subjects in public schools.

A climate change education workshop at Kean on April 19 will be directed at K-12 teachers, part of the collaborative research project.