THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S TAKING A VERBAL BEATING FROM MANY … INCLUDING ONE TEACHERS UNION IN NEW MEXICO … FOR PROPOSING CHANGES TO NEW MEXICO SCIENCE STANDARDS. THE ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS FEDERATION RELEASED TWO VIDEOS CRITICAL OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S MOVE TO TAKE GLOBAL WARMING, THE EARTH’S AGE, AND EVOLUTION OUT OF SCIENCE STANDARDS.
CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THAT THE TEACHERS UNION WILL DELIVER A LETTER TO A MEETING IN SANTA FE MONDAY MORNING THAT CONTAIN SIGNATURES OF THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE PLAN.
THE MEETING STARTED AT 9AM AT THE JERRY APODACA EDUCATION BUILDING AND WILL RUN UNTIL 12:00 NOON.
