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Latest New Mexico K-12 curriculum controversy, only on Zoom

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials have been inundated with critical letters on proposed K-12 social studies standards over the inclusion of racial identity and social justice themes in a maj...

DATE: Nov 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico pledges support for tribal adoptions in state law

SANTA FE – In her first prepared speech Tuesday, the new leader of New Mexico’s child protection department pledged to restore the agency’s credibility after a series of scandals under her p...

DATE: Oct 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Free lunches earn business access to New Mexico lawmakers

SANTA FE – Companies clamoring for contracts on internet services and student testing are buying legislators free lunches at meetings about education policy. It’s a legal and a frequent prac...

DATE: Oct 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Elementary school student reading, math proficiency declines

SANTA FE – The proficiency of New Mexico’s elementary students in math and reading has dropped significantly amid the pandemic, with only 31% achieving it, according to a review of prelimina...

DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico’s $37 million plan to recruit more teachers

SANTA FE – State education officials are offering to pay for the salaries of 500 teaching assistants and offer them tuition subsidies in a two-year effort to jump-start recruitment in K-12 s...

DATE: Sep 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

New Mexico releases plans for masking, vaccines in schools

SANTA FE – New Mexico education officials released updated guidance on COVID-19 case reporting, masking requirements and vaccine considerations for K-12 schools this fall. The new rules roll...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Child welfare workers file whistleblower lawsuit in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Two former officials with the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department are suing the state under whistleblower protection laws. Debra and Cliff Gilmore announced the law...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico ranks 49th in child wellbeing, an improvement

SANTA FE, N.M (AP) — New Mexico ranked 49th in a report released Monday measuring child wellbeing based on data gathered before the pandemic.

DATE: Jun 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Hispanic group sues Santa Fe mayor over destroyed obelisk

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico Hispanic fraternal order is suing the mayor of Santa Fe over damage to a historical monument by activists last year and the city’s proposal to permanently remove it.

DATE: Jun 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico poverty pilot sends millions to poorest schools

SANTA FE – New Mexico education officials will send $15 million to 108 of the state's most impoverished schools as part of a pilot program passed into law earlier this year. The Public Educ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico offers largest single vaccination prize in U.S.

SANTA FE – New Mexico bet big Tuesday that cash can persuade people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, offering the largest single cash prize among the growing number of states stagi...

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico