California pulls plug on air conditioning upgrades in schools, leaving students to sweat it out
Metro California pulls plug on air conditioning upgrades in schools, leaving students to sweat it out By Ross O'Keefe Published July 24, 2026, 12:31 p.m. Add The California Post on Google California decision-makers haven’t kept their promise to keep it cool in schools. Despite a 2020 program, CalSHAPE, that provided utility ratepayer funding to let state schools evaluate their air conditioning and then use the funds to pay for upgrades, many of the schools never got them.
- ▪Metro California pulls plug on air conditioning upgrades in schools, leaving students to sweat it out By Ross O'Keefe Published July 24, 2026, 12:31 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google California decision-makers haven’t kept their promise to keep it cool in schools.
- ▪Despite a 2020 program, CalSHAPE, that provided utility ratepayer funding to let state schools evaluate their air conditioning and then use the funds to pay for upgrades, many of the schools never got them.
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