The governor’s budget is a wonderful starting point for debate
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The proposal supports student success with expanded programs and significant pay raises designed to recruit and retain quality teachers and other education employees. Continue Reading
Education will be front and center during legislative session
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A perfect storm of happenstance, jurisprudence, statistics and electoral math will fuel what many people agree is the biggest issue facing the state. Continue Reading
Tornillo tent city for youth migrants is now empty
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‘This tent city should never have stood in the first place,’ U.S. Rep. Will Hurd said Friday on Twitter. Continue Reading
Will teachers unions flex their might in 2019 session?
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Unions are pushing for higher teacher pay, initiatives to get more college students enrolled in teacher-preparation programs, expanded prekindergarten programs, and extra counselors, social workers and nurses. Continue Reading
Future uncertain for state’s charter school growth
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has said she would impose a moratorium on opening new charter schools until state leaders reviewed how those already in place were performing. Continue Reading
Dysfunctional computer system cuts off needy New Mexicans from help
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Expensive, bug-riddled software has resulted in needy families being improperly denied benefits throughout the state. Continue Reading
Education comes to a head in 2019: Will lawmakers pass the test?
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Hanging over the debate about teachers’ salaries and envisioning schools for the 21st century will be a court ruling that New Mexico has violated the state Constitution by not adequately educating at-risk students. Continue Reading
Political leaders from both parties say we need to do more to secure the border. Why?
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We’ve spent decades and billions of dollars increasing security — and gotten results. Now there appears to be a capacity and processing issue, not a security issue, created by the flood of families seeking asylum here. Continue Reading
Tornillo tent city for migrant teens is on the verge of shutting down
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After six months of controversy and protests, the tent city erected near a desert port of entry will close after federal officials can find new accommodations for more than 800 unaccompanied minors who crossed the border illegally. Continue Reading
What’s it like for an immigrant child to have a glimpse of the American dream, then have it taken away?
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The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy separated kids and parents, putting the children in foster care, where many of them got a taste of a life much better than the one they left. What happens when they land back home? Continue Reading
Salvadoran girl whose cries highlighted cruelty of family separation policy embraces new life
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A new video shows how 6-year-old Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid and her mom are coping with their life in Texas. Continue Reading
On CNN, Torres Small pledges to work with anyone, including Trump, on border issues
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The Democrat who will represent New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District gave a preview of how she’ll approach border and immigration issues when she takes office next week. Continue Reading
Opportunity costs: Weighing a joint venture between children’s hospitals
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Health-care professionals argue that consolidation between two Albuquerque hospitals would make good medical sense. But what about financial sense? It depends whose wallet you’re talking about. Continue Reading
Tornillo facility for migrant kids will remain open into 2019
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The facility, which critics have called a ‘tent city’ and sits on a remote port of entry, was opened in June to house mainly unaccompanied minors who crossed the border without parents or guardians. Continue Reading
In immigrant children’s shelters, sexual assault cases are open and shut
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Alex told the shelter two older teens dragged him into a bedroom. There was surveillance video. But Alex’s case wasn’t investigated. His isn’t the only one. Continue Reading