A climate and education conference hosted by SustainableED at Brown University surfaced preliminary research linking school location and learning outcomes. Findings presented by researchers suggest that students attending schools within about a mile of data centers experienced declines in math performance compared with peers farther away. Samantha Kane, a postdoctoral research associate at Brown, reported a statistically significant drop in third graders’ math scores for students near data centers emitting harmful pollutants associated with asthma and other health problems. The event also tied education content to related perceptions, with lessons incorporating renewable energy associated with more climate-change awareness and hope among U.S. students. Other presentations highlighted that arts lessons on air pollution increased environmental understanding among children in India, though behavior change was not guaranteed. The research agenda aims to connect climate education to students’ health, academic success, and belonging rather than treating climate as a standalone topic. For higher education researchers and policy makers, the work reinforces a campus-adjacent data center risk question and a curriculum design issue—how learning materials and school environments jointly shape student engagement and performance.