Incorporating partisan politics into the classroom violates ORS 336.070.
The Act would make new laws that would require climate change instruction to be included in certain subjects taught in public schools.
Directs the State Board of Education to ensure that academic content standards for core subjects include sufficient instruction on the causes and effects of climate change and strategies for responding to such causes and effects. Applies to academic content standards that are reviewed and revised on or after the effective date of the Act.
Adding a political driven requirement to school curriculum is incorporating partisan politics into the classroom and violation of ORS 336.070. Curriculum values are intended to promote an upright and desirable citizenry and to foster respect and understanding among students. While this does not explicitly mandate a nonpartisan curriculum, it does suggest a focus on universal values and principles that transcend political affiliations. Oregon Department of Education is responsible for setting educational standards and guidelines, which are intended to reflect best practices generally aim to ensure that curriculums are accurate and effective. This bill reflects only a bad political agenda that will continue to not help students perform better.
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Politics cover way too much time at schools in our state. We have a massive fail rate that was addressed by reducing the requirements for graduation. Entirely too much time is spent on indoctrination into a liberal mindset instead of teaching what a person needs to succeed in life. My children are long since graduated from high school and college. If we were a young family now, we would leave my beautiful state and move to one that is interested in children’s education instead of indoctrination.