Department of Education on Social Studies Standards

November 19, 2021 –Host Gene Grantspeaks with Jaqueline Costales of the Public Education Department about the proposed changes to the state’s social studies curriculum. Costales shares why changes are necessary in the first place, the process behind creating the new standards and addresses concerns parents and others have had about the new content.

Host: Gene Grant

Guest: Jacqueline Costales, curriculum and instruction division director, New Mexico Department of Education

For More Information:

PED Social Studies Standards – PED WebsiteDraft of Proposed Social Studies Changes – PED Website