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WATCH: Julian Castro Urges Public Schools To Promote Climate Change Narrative

Molly Prince
WATCH: Julian Castro Urges Public Schools To Promote Climate Change Narrative
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Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro suggested on Wednesday that public schools should implement climate education in order to form children’s beliefs and habits.

“Yes, I believe that it should,” Castro replied during a CNN Town Hall when asked if climate change should be taught in schools. “In fact, I believe that it is essential if we want to raise a generation of Americans that will do right by our planet, make the little decisions in life that are going to help ensure that we can get to where we need to get, to get to net zero [emissions].”

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