Climate change education remains difficult for Arizona science teachers
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Posted with permission from Inside Tucson Business. Original Story can be found here.
By Joe Giddens
The quality of climate change education in Arizona’s classrooms received a middling grade from the National Center for Science Education’s new review of the nation’s science standards. While the state’s science curriculum was updated in 2018, Arizona bears scars of the politicization of science.
“While it is disappointing to be given a ‘C’ grade … the Arizona Department of Education continues to prioritize climate change education within our science standards,” said ADE spokeswoman Morgan Dick.
Science standards are what students should know by the end of the school year, however, Arizona leaves specific curriculum to the school districts.
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