ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF CHANGING NEW MEXICO’S SCIENCE CURRICULUM STANDARDS. THE SCHOOL BOARD’S POLICY COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT RAQUEL REEDY ARE BOTH SENDING LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, VOICING THEIR OPPOSITION.
THE PROPOSAL ELIMINATES REFERENCES TO GLOBAL WARMING, EVOLUTION, AND THE EARTH’S AGE. REEDY SAYS THOSE CHANGES COULD HURT THE STATE ECONOMICALLY IF COMPANIES THINK NEW MEXICO’S WORKFORCE ISN’T WELL EDUCATED.
