Dept. of Education Backs Away from Controversial Science Standards. See related news here
By Melissa Sevigny • KNAU Arizona Public Radio
The new Arizona Science Standards, meant to guide K-12 science curriculum, have been plagued with controversy for their treatment of evolution. The Arizona Department of Education spent more than a year convening committees to hammer out language everyone can agree on. The latest version will be presented to the Board of Education on (Sept. 24) —but in an unexpected move, the Superintendent of Public Instruction has already decided not to recommend it.
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