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Lottery chief wants to scrap earmark for education

By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican | September 29, 2016

The head of the New Mexico Lottery says his organization could provide more money for students if the Legislature scrapped a requirement pledging 30 percent of ticket sales to college scholarships. Continue Reading

Del Hansen

Like my childhood farm’s barn, our public school system is burning

By Del Hansen | September 28, 2016

Assessment drives the curriculum instead of curricula driving assessment. It is a recipe for failure. Continue Reading

The Las Cruces Public Schools administration building.

Las Cruces school board names three superintendent finalists

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | September 20, 2016

The announcement comes after the school board met in closed session to discuss its superintendent search Tuesday evening. Continue Reading

Heath Haussamen

New Mexico doesn’t have to stay on this impoverished path

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | September 20, 2016

The bottom line is that we’re stuck – and we’ve remained stuck through leadership from Democrats and leadership from Republicans and leadership from bipartisan coalitions. The roots of our problems are deeper than any ideology can solve. Continue Reading

The Las Cruces Public Schools administration building.

Las Cruces school board selects superintendent semifinalists

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | September 7, 2016

The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education has selected five people to be considered as semifinalists for its open superintendent job. Continue Reading

Heath Haussamen

Grieving, then moving into action, after Victoria’s death

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | September 6, 2016

What our children need from us is honest self-reflection, individually and collectively. Continue Reading

Too many child deaths, too little progress

By Barbara Alvarez | September 1, 2016

Where are we failing our state’s children? What are we missing? Continue Reading

Michael Swickard

Testing-centric schools are toxic to students

By Michael Swickard, Ph.D. | August 30, 2016

Our nation takes normally curious young people and uneducates them by focusing on testing, which is of no interest to students. Continue Reading

A statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.

NM needs to raise teacher pay, not cut education funding

By Bill Soules, Carlos Cisneros, Linda Lopez, Michael Padilla, Patricia Roybal-Caballero and Christine Trujillo | August 25, 2016

There’s no place else to cut, so we must raise revenue. Continue Reading

Chris Saeger

Land commissioner’s ‘I’m for the kids’ guise is easy to see through

By Chris Saeger | August 24, 2016

Don’t let Dunn’s ruse of “I’m for the kids” fool you — because if he was, he’d support the BLM rule and the millions it would generate for the children of New Mexico. Continue Reading

Heath Haussamen

This isn’t how state government should function

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | August 12, 2016

The self-proclaimed most transparent governor in history needs to drop her resistance to sunshine and embrace a special session. Democrats need to treat the situation as the serious problem it is instead of an opportunity to score political points. Continue Reading

Aubrey Dunn

Q&A: Land Commissioner Dunn has his own proposal to fund early childhood programs

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | August 10, 2016

Dunn wants the federal government to transfer millions of unleased subsurface mineral acres beneath private land to the state, to be set aside in a new trust specifically for early childhood programs like home visiting and child-care assistance. Continue Reading

Betty Patterson

State-mandated third-grade retention or proactive help for students?

By Betty Patterson | August 9, 2016

NEA-New Mexico advocates for positive, proactive policies and evidence-based programs to achieve greater student success in reading. Continue Reading

Rodolfo Acosta-Pérez

Let’s rise to the challenge, New Mexico 49ers

By Rodolfo Acosta-Pérez | August 7, 2016

When it comes to community development, everyone should try to make a difference. Continue Reading

The Las Cruces Public Schools administration building.

The Las Cruces School Board is doing the right thing

By Paul E. Garcia and Brooke Higginbotham | August 1, 2016

The LCPS Board of Education has identified our strengths and has brought members of the community together in deciding what we need in our next superintendent. Continue Reading

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