Constitutional amendment for early education struggles in House
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The measure would amend the state Constitution to draw less than 1 percent a year from the endowment to pay for early childhood education. Continue Reading
House rejects charter school moratorium in tie vote
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The House on Thursday rejected a two-and-a-half-year moratorium on licensing new charter schools in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Want to champion public schools and students? Raise revenue now.
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Our state’s Republican governor wanted legislators to balance the state’s budget by taking $1,190 out of a beginning teacher’s $34,000 salary. Continue Reading
House committee endorses changes in lottery operations
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Bonuses for state lottery officials and contractors would be tied to increases in scholarship money for college students. Continue Reading
Moratorium on charter schools heads to full House
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A committee voted along party lines Saturday to temporarily halt the creation of any new charter schools. Continue Reading
Spare schools from further cuts, superintendents plead
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At least 41 of New Mexico’s 89 school superintendents stood outside the state Capitol on a windy, bone-chilling Friday afternoon to deliver a message of desperation. Continue Reading
Sweeping charter school reform bill stalls in House committee
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Democrats argued that the bill was too complex and contained provisions many charter school advocates oppose. Continue Reading
Teachers union, wary of more cuts, supports Democrats’ budget plan
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The bill would boost spending on public schools by about $32 million but the governor says she won’t sign it. Continue Reading
Feds didn’t make arrests at Doña Ana County schools, officials say
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Rumors spread Wednesday that federal agents were at schools in Doña Ana County arresting immigrants living in the United States without legal status, but officials say that didn’t happen. Continue Reading
Tripp withdraws from UNM regent seat; Martinez nominates Hispanic chamber CEO
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Alex Romero said he hopes his business background will help UNM find ways to recruit and retain students and prepare them to take on jobs in New Mexico that will build up the state and preserve its cultural legacy. Continue Reading
Early childhood education bill advances but faces uphill climb
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The measure would have to clear both houses of the Legislature to make the ballot in 2018. Then voters would decide whether to use the endowment for pre-K programs. Continue Reading
Committee deadlocks on bill to put teacher evals into law
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The bill would have turned the teacher evaluation system from a rule imposed by Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration into a law. Continue Reading
The things they don’t tell you about the permanent fund
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The truth is that the fund will continue to grow even if we ever manage to pump the last barrel of crude out of the ground. Continue Reading
Lawmakers eye bills to shore up lottery scholarships
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There are at least six bills working their way through the legislative hopper to address the shrinking fund. Continue Reading
Voter turnout was up in first NM elections since Trump’s win
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Turnout was up in the state’s urban centers but still in single digits. The Doña Ana County clerk called turnout there “dismal.” Continue Reading