Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert

Mar 16, 2024 | znetwork.org | Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert |David Hughes

As educators we have been inspired and moved both to witness and stand alongside young people across the nation who have been at the forefront of campaigns pushing local elected officials and the Biden-Harris administration to declare a climate emergency. We watched in awe in September when 75,000 people gathered on the streets of New York to attend the March to End Fossil Fuels, organized and driven by the call from youth for climate action.

Mar 15, 2024 | commondreams.org | Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert

As educators we have been inspired and moved both to witness and stand alongside young people across the nation who have been at the forefront of campaigns pushing local elected officials and the Biden-Harris administration to declare a climate emergency. We watched in awe in September when 75,000 people gathered on the streets of New York to attend the March to End Fossil Fuels, organized and driven by the call from youth for climate action.

Mar 15, 2024 | commondreams.org | Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert

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Oct 3, 2023 | chicago.suntimes.com | Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert |Jackson Potter

Last week, Chicago Public Schools shared that it will cost the district $14.4 billion just to address deferred maintenance for the 649 school buildings in the system, the oldest of which is 150 years old. Over the summer, we saw the hottest temperatures in recorded history, and Chicago classrooms were no exception.

Apr 22, 2023 | commondreams.org | Todd Vachon |Labor Relations |Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert |Jessica Corbett

The Earth is burning, and our schools are crumbling. Investments in healthy, sustainable, green schools can help solve both problems. As a result of human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, generated primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels, the global climate is now about 1°C (nearly 2°F) warmer than the historical climate in which modern civilization emerged.