{"id":16640,"date":"2024-05-30T12:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.treepeople.org\/?p=16640"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:36:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T22:36:22","slug":"school-greening-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treepeople.org\/2024\/05\/30\/school-greening-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Call to Action! Allocate $1B for School Greening in the Proposed Education Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No child dreams of playing on scorching hot asphalt. And yet, more than 2.5 million K-12 students in California attend schools with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenschoolyards.org\/tree-canopy-equity\">less than 5% tree canopy<\/a> in their play areas. Not only do green schoolyards enrich learning outcomes and improve mental health, they also provide <a href=\"https:\/\/innovation.luskin.ucla.edu\/publication\/the-problem-with-hot-schools\/\">life saving shade<\/a> for our students and teachers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are asking YOU to take action now to assure that we can continue making schools across California safer, cooler, and more climate resilient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Californians are facing a state budget deficit of $56 billion over the next two fiscal years, and current state School Greening program funds are depleted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Education Bond for the November ballot is in development as you read this. This is the moment to take action to ensure essential green schoolyard funding isn\u2019t left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a bond anyway? For a quick refresher, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=igwLGInps74\">explainer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What can you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, author of the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org\/bills\/ca_202320240ab247\">school infrastructure bond<\/a> likely to show up on our November ballot, and urge him to <strong>allocate $1 billion for Green Schoolyards in the final education bond.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to adjust the suggested language below to your own words. <strong>The more personal experience you can share about&nbsp; your own school community and why School Greening is important to you, the better!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assemblymember Muratsuchi can be reached at his<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capitol Office (916) 319-2066<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or District Office (310) 375-0691.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call Script:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I am calling to urge <\/em><em>Representative Muratsuchi to<\/em><em> <\/em><strong><em>include $1 billion for green schoolyards in the final education bond.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Optional Additional Text for Call:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Too many LA students play on hot, barren asphalt lots without access to cooling grass, shade, and trees. These things aren\u2019t just nice-to-have. They protect our students from extreme heat and flooding and improve academic success, mental, and physical health.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a chance for Representative Muratsuchi to invest in improved quality of life and public health for our kids and teachers at school &#8211; where they spend 30% or more of their waking hours.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I hope <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Assemblymember Muratsuchi will act to ensure all students have a safer, greener future by including $1 Billion for Green Schoolyards in the School Infrastructure Bond.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is our opportunity to be ambitious and fund the healthy learning environments our kids and teachers deserve.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No child dreams of playing on scorching hot asphalt. 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