Posts Tagged ‘science standards’
The Line Top 10 Countdown: #5 K-12 Education Reform
December 29, 2017 – Gene Grant and a special panel of local journalists continue the countdown of the top stories of 2017 this week. In fifth place, according to the opinion of producers and panelists, is New Mexico’s plan for education reform under the Every Student Succeeds Act. They also discuss a lawsuit that went…
Read MoreThe Line: Department of Education Considers Changes to Science Teaching Standards
September 22, 2017 – The New Mexico Education Department sparked controversy this week, by proposing modifications and changes to the state’s science teaching standards. Those standards haven’t been updated in almost 15 years, but critics say the suggestions go too far. One example includes not identifying the age of the earth as 4.6 billion years…
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