
Cooling Classrooms to Healthy Temperatures
A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Protecting Students from Heat Outdoors
A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Changing Behavior on Hot School Days
A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Funding School Heat Management
A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Luskin researcher and partners publish Nature Commentary defining shade deserts and ways to eliminate them
Shade is an essential solution to reduce health disparities exacerbated by extreme heat

Shade is an Essential Solution for Hotter Cities
One of the most effective ways to keep people cool is often neglected in urban planning. Cities must work to provide cover and reverse the ‘shade deserts’ common in low-income communities.

Site Design and Human Heat Burden
A Case Study in Pacoima, California

Shining a light on hidden corners of environmental injustice
Catherine Coleman Flowers fights for the health and dignity of rural communities where water and sanitation systems are failing

California’s K-12 education system is under-prepared for rising temperatures
Heat makes it harder for students to learn and for teachers to teach. Previous research supported by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation quantified how these effects exacerbate educational and racial inequalities.

Protecting Californians with Heat-Resilient Schools
Guidance for an Effective State Strategy