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Evolution & climate change are out in N.M. education?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --Several states around the nation use the Next Generation Science Standards, and New Mexico’s Public Education Department said it’s pushing to adopt them.
In the proposal, they use the term “temperature fluctuation” instead of climate change.
The age of the earth is eliminated,
and some discussion of evolution is left out or referred to as “biological diversity.”
KOB-TV asked the PED these questions Wednesday:
If we’re basing our science standards off a national standard, why are we changing some of the key terminologies when it comes to climate change?
Why are we eliminating some of the discussion about evolution and the earth’s age?
N.M. Public Education Department replied with this response from Ruszkowski:
“... many teachers, superintendents, and families have been demanding this massive upgrade.
These standards would allow for our students and teachers to focus on critical thinking and scientific inquiry.”
(N.M. has a Republican Governor and cabinet)