By Mona Blaber, Rio Grande Chapter communications coordinator
Well, that didn’t last long.
In September, when the Public Education Department quietly released a proposal that removed climate change, evolution and the age of the Earth from an otherwise stellar science curriculum, they likely weren’t expecting what came next.
Once word got out that the state’s proposed science curriculum censored critical science knowledge, New Mexicans leaped into action.
The Rio Grande Chapter led a coalition of education, faith, good-government and other community groups working together to spread public awareness about the standards, which determine what is taught and tested in New Mexico public schools — including charter schools.
More than 700 Sierra Club supporters sent comments asking the department to adopt ...
