New Mexico is pushing to be a 'model' for how race is taught in U.S. schools
NPRNew Mexico is pushing to be a 'model' for how race is taught in U.S. schools Enlarge this image toggle caption Cedar Attanasio/AP Cedar Attanasio/AP ALBUQUERQUE — A proposal to overhaul New Mexico's social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught in schools, with thousands of parents and teachers weighing in on changes that would dramatically increase instruction related to racial and social identity beginning in kindergarten. "Our out-of-date standards leave New Mexico students with an incomplete understanding of the complex, multicultural world they live in," Public Education Secretary Designate Kurt Steinhaus said. One part of the draft standards would require high school students to "assess how social policies and economic forces offer privilege or systemic inequity" for opportunities for members of identity groups. Enlarge this image toggle caption Cedar Attanasio/AP Cedar Attanasio/AP The education department in New Mexico is reviewing over 1,300 letters on the proposed standards along with dozens of comments from an online forum in November.
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