Teacher unions: NM PED’s changes to science standards aren’t enough

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state’s Public Education Department says it will make changes in response to widespread criticism over new standards for teaching science, but teachers are now saying it doesn’t go far enough and that one major private interest is getting in the way.
Opponent after opponent argued against the New Mexico PED’s proposed version of the Next Generation Science Standards during a Monday hearing in Santa Fe.
In response, PED Secretary Christopher