Half of the nation’s public school facilities need at least $200 billion in repairs and modernization to be considered in good overall condition. Such findings point to the importance of programs such as California’s Proposition 39, which closed a corporate-tax loophole and diverted half of the new revenue to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in public schools.

There are moments, in building anything, when it can be difficult to see the final product. They are common moments in any large undertaking, and surely there have been a few at Next Generation over the past months as we've laid the foundations for our most ambitious projects. This week, however, is not one of those times.

International climate talks in Warsaw show modest progress. Colleges continue to wage divestment campaigns on oil and coal companies.

The impact of Hurricane Sandy continues today and NY works to protect itself from future climate-driven disasters. Energy-related carbon dioxide pollution in the U.S. reaches its lowest levels since 1994.

Extreme weather is picking up like Barry Bonds' home run average in 2001.

School buildings matter because kids matter. In this video, students from across California speak out about conditions in their schools.

Despite a surplus, state schools have unfunded energy retrofit projects that could save millions of dollars a year for underfunded schools.

Mr. Sebens asked his 4th grade students if they wanted to make their classroom solar powered and he got a very big YES. Check out the story of how they made it happen.

Whither the White House climate plan?

CPI ran financing models and interviews at schools across the state to find out how to maximize Prop 39's impact on California schools.

Can cash-strapped and resource-strained schools afford energy upgrades? In fact, they can't afford NOT to modernize, so Lawrence Berkeley National Lab put together a new guide to financing retrofits for schools.

The $7 million school solar program in Salinas, where almost a third of children live in poverty, is an investment poised to return dividends for students.

Deciding which schools will benefit the most from Prop 39 funds is trickier than it sounds, but school bond history is a useful clue.

Michael Rubio's replacement in the California State Senate will inherit a district marked by child poverty and poor educational outcomes. What will s/he do to support the next generation in District 16?

We applaud the energy and climate change components of Governor Brown’s new budget.

California's children are by far the most numerous victims of increased poverty across the state. One in five children in California lives in poverty; nearly half live either in poverty or perilously close to it. In an alarming twist, more than twice as many California children live in poverty as seniors – a fact that should give grandparents across the state pause.

New Study from The Center for the Next Generation Makes Case for School Retrofits as State Legislature Considers How to Direct New Funds