▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁N SB A ▁represents ▁state ▁school ▁bo ards ▁associations ▁and ▁their ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁local ▁school ▁board ▁members . ▁It ▁arg ues ▁that ▁education ▁is ▁a ▁civil ▁right , ▁and ▁public ▁education ▁is ▁America ' s ▁most ▁vital ▁institution . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁De legate ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁School ▁Bo ards ▁Association ▁considered ▁a ▁non - part isan ▁climate ▁action ▁resolution ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Region ▁Govern ors , ▁including ▁San ▁Luis ▁Coast al ▁School ▁District ▁Trust ee ▁Chris ▁Un gar . ▁One ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁climate ▁action ▁resolution ▁was ▁to ▁give ▁Congress ▁accurate ▁feedback ▁about ▁the ▁negative ▁impact ▁climate ▁change ▁has ▁on ▁" America ' s ▁schools , ▁students , ▁and ▁their ▁communities ." ▁In ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁move ▁the ▁Florida ▁De leg ation ▁proposed ▁ed its ▁which ▁stri pped ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁all ▁mention ▁of ▁climate ▁change . ▁The ▁ed its ▁turned ▁the ▁resolution ▁into ▁a ▁" natural ▁dis aster " ▁resolution ▁instead . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁resolution ▁passed ▁the ▁N SB A ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁N SB A ▁has ▁on going ▁relationships ▁with ▁Congress ▁and ▁commits ▁significant ▁resources ▁to ▁educ ate ▁Congress ▁about ▁policies ▁that ▁are ▁good ▁for ▁students ▁and ▁schools ▁across ▁America , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁spoken ▁public ly ▁about ▁climate ▁change ▁to ▁Congress . ▁▁ ▁School s ▁for ▁Cl imate ▁Action ▁co - found er