A few already are.
Reasons cited in this article in SFGate for teaching a stem cell curriculum to high school students:
* People need to know more about stem cells.
* The more everyone knows about stem cells, the more likely they will be to vote for legislation that aids stem cell research, which is good for the state’s economy.
* It’s good for California if more college-age people get degrees in stem-cell related science.
* High schoolers are more likely to get excited about a curriculum if it makes them feel like they are learning about things their parents don’t understand yet.
