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The 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…
Read MoreThe Line: Interior Secretary Zinke’s National Monuments Recommendation Letter Leaked
September 22, 2017 – This week, a letter leaked with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendations for the future of several national monuments, including two here in New Mexico. Those recommendations did not include shrinking the size of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peak or Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments, as some had feared. But there…
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