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Rutgers gets creative about climate change and creates a new minor | Opinion - NJ.com

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Rutgers gets creative about climate change and creates a new minor | Opinion - nj.com

By Rebecca Cypess, Jorge Marcone and Mary Nucci

As temperatures soar worldwide, we are proud that New Jersey is the first state to require K–12 public school students to learn about climate change in all their classes. But the requirement has left many people scratching their heads: why teach climate change in language arts class, let alone music or drama?

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