A look at college decades ago
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I went to college in a different world than kids today who live in the same town and attend the same college. Continue Reading
Las Cruces school board selects superintendent semifinalists
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The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education has selected five people to be considered as semifinalists for its open superintendent job. Continue Reading
Student panelists prep for Q&A sessions with Domenici Conference speakers
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The students, who come from universities around New Mexico, have worked in teams all summer, researching the conference’s topics and preparing thoughtful questions for each speaker. Continue Reading
NMSU is preparing for another state funding cut
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New Mexico State University is preparing for an increasingly likely additional reduction in state funding that could necessitate more budget cuts — or increases in tuition and fees. Continue Reading
Las Cruces school district releases superintendent applications
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The Las Cruces Public Schools released all 26 applications for the district’s open superintendent job — 14 submitted by candidates who were deemed to meet the qualifications for the position and 12 who were not. Continue Reading
NMSU Regents violated Open Meetings Act, sunshine group says
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Meeting privately with the chancellor in small groups to hear about his plan to eliminate an academic program constituted a rolling quorum, the N.M. Foundation for Open Government says. The university disagrees. Continue Reading
Testing-centric schools are toxic to students
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Our nation takes normally curious young people and uneducates them by focusing on testing, which is of no interest to students. Continue Reading
NMSU has kept students’ costs in check better than other NM schools
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When the New Mexico State University Board of Regents rejected a proposed 5 percent tuition increase in April, Student Regent Amanda López Askin called it “a very deliberate breaking of a cycle.” Continue Reading
NM needs to raise teacher pay, not cut education funding
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There’s no place else to cut, so we must raise revenue. Continue Reading
State government spending cuts are difficult but essential
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The last thing our businesses and hard-working New Mexicans need is higher taxes. Continue Reading
Q&A: Land Commissioner Dunn has his own proposal to fund early childhood programs
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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
State-mandated third-grade retention or proactive help for students?
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NEA-New Mexico advocates for positive, proactive policies and evidence-based programs to achieve greater student success in reading. Continue Reading
Budget problems at NMSU, then and now
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Often the priorities are the employees rather than the citizens of New Mexico. We should change that. Continue Reading
Region’s surveyors launch effort to save NMSU academic program
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NMSU’s administration is moving forward with plans to cut the Surveying Engineering program anyway, though the proposal still requires a recommendation from the Faculty Senate and approval of the university’s governing body, the Board of Regents. Continue Reading
Q&A: John Hummer promotes medical school, urges bipartisan cooperation
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John Hummer says New Mexico’s new medical school in Las Cruces will help address the region’s doctor shortage and have a significant economic impact. He also says real change will require that the state’s elected leaders do a better job of working together. Continue Reading