OPPOSITION FROM RESIDENTS AGAINST THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S REVISED SCIENCE STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS HAS LED TO SOME CHANGES TO THE AMENDMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT TOOK A LOT OF HEAT FOR PROPOSING THAT CLIMATE CHANGE, EVOLUTION AND THE EARTH’S AGE BE REMOVED FROM THE STANDARDS. BUT RESIDENTS SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE CHANGES AT A PUBLIC MEETING EARLY THIS WEEK.
NOW, STATE EDUCATION SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER RUSZKOWSKI SAYS THE REVISED STANDARDS NOW INCLUDE EXPLAINING THE EARTH’S AGE ON SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR MID SCHOOLS … AND BASES EVOLUTION ON FOUR FACTORS.
LAS CRUCES SENATOR WILLIAM SOULES SAYS THE CHANGES MADE FOR EVOLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE AGE OF THE EARTH STILL CONTAIN CORPORATE WORDING.
