New York Mandated “Climate Education.” Conservatives Should Be Cheering… Seriously.
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By Chet Love
New York recently mandated “climate education” across K-12 public schools starting in the 2027–28 school year. Conservatives should be cheering—seriously.
Naturally, we should all lament that nearly 50% of all young New Yorkers can’t read at grade level. Clearly this new mandate will leave many students still unable to read or do math as they are now. But from another perspective, conservatives should be supporting New York’s right to do so.
As conservatives we believe that states should control public education. That principle allows states like New York to spend taxpayer money on climate education—but it also allows other states to use education as they see fit–free from progressive boondoggles and federal mismanagement.
So conservatives’ answer to New York’s climate mandate is not to attack it, but rather to embrace public education initiatives like those in Texas and Florida. There, conservative governors and legislators are wielding that same robust state authority to build something dramatically different.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/07/18/new-york-mandated-climate-education-conservatives-should-be-cheering-seriously/
