I’m a high school-aged New Yorker, obviously. I’m currently taking a course called ‘Living Environment’ which has thus far seemed identical to biology. When I asked a teacher, all I got was that L.E. was meant to show topics’ inter-relatedness, and to “de-emphasize” certain “key issues.”
Obviously, evolution came to mind, and I got concerned.
Could anyone tell me what the differences truly are? It’s for the sake of my education!
Thanks! 
It’s been a while since I was in high school and dealing with the NYS Board of Regents, but it seems that “Living Environment” is indeed an effort to integrate biology into the broader context of ecology. All the sciences seem to be going that route, at least at the initial levels at which they’re taught.
Looking at this review site, it doesn’t seem that evolution is being avoided as a topic - at least not by this school board. Why not ask your teacher what she meant, specifically? In the spirit of inquiry, of course. 