The expansion, which will start with a smaller pilot in four high schools between Texas and New Mexico, is being paid for by the Permian Strategic Partnership, a group funded by major energy producers.
Texas' education board called on some publishers to remove material that some Republicans criticized as incorrect or negative portrayals of fossil fuels in the biggest oil and gas state.
Several states are considering measures for climate learning opportunities. Most states have adopted standards that include climate change, but education experts say the subject is taught spottily and is usually limited to science classes.
New Jersey’s teachers are now required to teach climate change beginning in kindergarten, and across all subjects, including literature, art, social studies and PE. Supporters hope the lessons will spread.
Around the United States, middle school science standards have minimal references to climate change and teachers on average spend just a few hours a year teaching it.
As the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum undergoes a major redesign, its leaders hope it can do more to engage the public and educate visitors about the realities of climate change.
