New Mexico high school history guidelines contain over a dozen references to the January 6 Capitol riot and climate change, while only mentioning the moon landing once. The guidelines, part of the New Mexico Instructional Scope for History, are largely focused on racial and gender grievances and encourage teachers to promote Democratic politicians and lament that the richest men in the US are still mostly white. They also suggest that students should be able to define the freedom and safety of women, immigrants, children, and the LGBTQ community after the 2021 Capital Insurrection and Russian invasion of Ukraine. The guidance also suggests that states like Georgia and Florida have implemented laws similar to voting restrictions on black people during the Jim Crow era. Hyen Staley, director of research at Defending Education, said the documents were an example of politics being pushed in the classroom.