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Maine's proposed education updates, aiming include genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust in middle school science curriculum, have ignited debate among educators.
Maine's proposed education updates, aiming include genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust in middle school science curriculum, have ignited debate among educators.
A science teachers organization testified before the state that adding the proposed content to education standards without providing professional training for teachers could jeopardize science education.
Teachers and science advocates are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust into middle school science education. They argue that teachers need more training before introducing such subjects that are both sensitive and nuanced.