Giving Compass' Take:

• Pacific Standard's Tom Jacobs reports on new research finding that, after middle schoolers completed a climate change curriculum, their parents became more concerned about the phenomenon.

• What can philanthropy do to help shift the conversation and messaging around climate change?

• Here are 3 ways to combat climate change, according to young activists. 

Many American conservatives, including the president, still refuse to acknowledge the frightening reality of climate change. How can scientists convince them?

New research provides a close-to-home answer: by teaching their kids.

A new study reports that teaching middle school students about climate change greatly increased concern about the topic among their parents. This effect was far more pronounced for parents who identified themselves as politically conservative.

"Children are great educators," co-author Kathryn Stevenson of North Carolina State University said in announcing the findings. "They seem to help people critically consider ways in which being concerned about climate change may be in line with their values."

The study, described in the journal Nature Climate Change, was conducted in coastal North Carolina. It began with 238 middle school students and 292 of their parents taking a survey designed to measure their level of concern about climate change.

Read the full article on how middle schoolers can shift parents' view on climate change by Tom Jacobs at Pacific Standard.