As of just a few weeks ago a proposed new national science standard was released saying that the topic of climate change will be taught more deeply to students. It will be have students learning fewer concepts but it will be done with a deeper understanding instead of just memorizing facts. This is the first time since 1996 that there has been a national effort to change the way science is taught in a classroom. Each state is said to decide whether or not it will adopt the new benchmarks. The environmental curriculum is being tested through the California teachers as a state initiative along with the National Geographic Society and others.
More information about the new standards: Next Generation Science Standards
Source: New Teaching Standards Delve More Deeply into Climate Change
Watanabe, Teresa. "New Teaching Standards Delve More Deeply into Climate Change." Featured Articles From The Los Angeles Times. LA Times, 9 Apr. 2013. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. <http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/09/local/la-me-0410-schools-science-20130410>.
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