Posts Tagged ‘New Mexico’
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: Protests Over The Entrada
September 8, 2017 – Protests are expected this week at the Entrada in Santa Fe. The “Entrada de Don Diego de Vargas,” held during the Santa Fe Fiesta every September, is a re-enactment of the return of Spanish colonists to Santa Fe following a Pueblo Indian revolt. Critics say it whitewashes the mistreatment of Native…
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