Population Education

Population Education Population Education provides K-12 curricula and professional development to support teachers in teaching population trends in their classrooms.

Since 1975, Population Education has developed age-appropriate curricula to complement instruction about human population trends and their impacts on natural resources, environmental quality and human well-being.Our award winning materials tie eco-issues across the disciplines and challenge students to use real-world problem-solving skills to analyze the relationship between people and the planet.

We provide hands-on training to 10,000-12,000 teachers and student teachers annually in North America. With an emphasis on hands-on learning and balanced discussion of different viewpoints, our program has earned a reputation for educational excellence. Our resources are interdisciplinary, well-suited for a cooperative learning environment and classroom-ready. All of the materials are matched to current national and state academic standards and frameworks.

📊 Is population the whole story when it comes to environmental impact? Not quite.Understanding per capita consumption—ho...
06/03/2026

📊 Is population the whole story when it comes to environmental impact? Not quite.

Understanding per capita consumption—how much the average person consumes—helps reveal why some countries use far more resources than others, regardless of population size.

In our latest blog, we break down what per capita consumption means, why it matters, and how to bring this topic to life in the classroom. 🌎

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Learn what per capita consumption means, how it’s calculated, and why it matters for sustainability. Explore real-world examples comparing energy use.

Thank you to our wonderful judges who helped select our 18 winners and supported the contest this year - we could not ha...
06/02/2026

Thank you to our wonderful judges who helped select our 18 winners and supported the contest this year - we could not have done this without you all! 👏🌟🌏

From the UK to South Africa, Netherlands and beyond, let's celebrate this wonderful panel of global educators and experts! 🙌🎉

To see the names of all 57 of our judges, click here ➡️ https://hubs.ly/Q04jnRwp0

Last but not least: Caroline Holt, Mia Escalante, and Denise Collins, our second Wetlands honorable mention from The Bus...
06/01/2026

Last but not least: Caroline Holt, Mia Escalante, and Denise Collins, our second Wetlands honorable mention from The Bush School in Seattle!

With beautiful drawings, the trio highlights the importance of creating wetland parks to increase biodiversity and create nature spaces for all. ⛲🌲

Watch their video and learn more about them ⏯️ https://hubs.ly/Q04jd1_q0

High School student Mary Laborde from Mount Vernon School in Atlanta earned an Honorable Mention for Wetlands! As microp...
06/01/2026

High School student Mary Laborde from Mount Vernon School in Atlanta earned an Honorable Mention for Wetlands!

As microplastics continue to accumulate in urbanized areas with wetlands, Mary illustrates the value of bioretention cells, or basins with native plants, to capture these plastics. 🌊🌿

Explore Mary’s solution and learn more about the creator ▶️ https://hubs.ly/Q04jcX9l0

While summer offers a well-deserved chance to rest and recharge, we're excited to connect with many of you exploring new...
06/01/2026

While summer offers a well-deserved chance to rest and recharge, we're excited to connect with many of you exploring new ideas, gathering fresh resources, and preparing for the year ahead. ☀️🍎

Check out the map to see where we’ll be this summer — we may be visiting a location near you!
https://www.easymapmaker.com/map/fe8ef5e769373ac2a056fc6919d78ee9

Join us in celebrating the return of the World Population Data Sheet! 🎉Have you used PRB's Data Sheet in your classroom?...
05/31/2026

Join us in celebrating the return of the World Population Data Sheet! 🎉

Have you used PRB's Data Sheet in your classroom? Share how it has helped your students engage with real-world data and global issues.
https://learn.populationeducation.org/world-population-data-sheet-prb-feedback

Your stories help show why this trusted resource remains so important for educators, students, and future generations of learners.

Share your thoughts in the comments or through the link.

📊For more than 60 years, the World Population Data Sheet has helped students, educators, researchers, and journalists ma...
05/31/2026

📊For more than 60 years, the World Population Data Sheet has helped students, educators, researchers, and journalists make sense of our changing world through reliable demographic data.

When its future was uncertain, Population Connection helped ensure it would continue. We're proud to support the return of this invaluable classroom tool and the data literacy skills it helps build.

📈 Have you used the World Population Data Sheet in your classroom? We'd love to hear how. Drop a comment below...

https://populationeducation.org/we-believe-in-data-poped-ensures-prbs-world-population-data-sheet-is-back-for-2026/

We consider the World Population Data Sheet (WPDS), from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), the most user-friendly resource for global... Read more »

Kevin Shu and Rohan Ragupathy also received an honorable mention in the Economics category! Hailing from Trumbull High S...
05/30/2026

Kevin Shu and Rohan Ragupathy also received an honorable mention in the Economics category!

Hailing from Trumbull High School, the pair focuses on monopsonies, how they have created low wages for certain countries, and what governments can do to combat this issue 💵👷

Dive into their video and read their bio here ↗️ https://hubs.ly/Q04jgkZW0

🏠Allie Parker is our Economics honorable mention from Mount Vernon School in Atlanta, Georgia!With more than 771,000 peo...
05/30/2026

🏠Allie Parker is our Economics honorable mention from Mount Vernon School in Atlanta, Georgia!

With more than 771,000 people in the United States facing homelessness, Allie addresses the challenge with strong and actionable solutions. 🌇🔑

Discover the solutions Allie shares in her video ⏭️ https://hubs.ly/Q04jgpy50

Our next Energy honorable mention: Maisarah Aminah Dombrowski from Pennsbury School District in PA!After discovering tha...
05/29/2026

Our next Energy honorable mention: Maisarah Aminah Dombrowski from Pennsbury School District in PA!

After discovering that energy poverty is common across rural towns in the United States, Maisarah was determined to create a video emphasizing the importance of energy microgrids. 🌞🏡

Explore Maisarah’s video and read her bio ➡️ https://hubs.ly/Q04jdy580

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