NMPolitics.net (https://nmpolitics.net/index/tag/education/page/19/)
If the Legislature won’t let retired chemists teach chemistry to students in grades 7-12, Gov. Susana Martinez won’t make it easier for physical therapy assistants to become principals. Continue Reading
A leading state Senate Democrat is blasting Republican leaders in the Legislature for leaving a bill hanging that could have increased funding for the state’s K-12 public schools by about $100 million a year. Continue Reading
Senate Democrats worked – frequently in a bipartisan way – to do what is best for the people while being fiscally responsible with the taxpayers’ dollars. Continue Reading
Their action effectively leaves the struggling scholarship program without any means to shore it up until next year’s legislative session. Continue Reading
Time and money are both running out as state education officials try to broker a deal with the U.S. government by the end of the legislative session, at noon Thursday, to prevent the loss of at least $34 million in federal funding for special-education programs. Continue Reading
Teachers who participate in the Tecolote Group realize that part of the art of quality teaching is being a student who can again ask questions with uncertain answers worth exploring. Continue Reading
In a near party-line vote, state senators on Sunday night approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase funding for the state’s K-12 public schools by about $110 million annually starting next year. Continue Reading
We have an obligation to make sure every child is fed – and without them having to choose between 1st-hour reading or eating in the cafeteria because their bus may have been late. Continue Reading
Some say as it works now, Breakfast After the Bell disrupts learning time and creates a mess in classrooms. They would like to see the breakfast served before the first bell, preferably in the cafeteria. Continue Reading
State senators approved a bill Thursday that would require the ailing New Mexico Lottery to provide $41 million a year for college scholarships, a move some opponents believe could leave less money for students. Continue Reading
State Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas says he didn’t set out to change the mission of the Santa Fe-based New Mexico School for the Deaf. He simply wanted to study the possibility of adding a four-year college. Continue Reading
A proposed amendment to the budget bill moves our state in the right direction by removing $8.5 million that funds the destructive and failed “merit pay” program of the Public Education Department. Continue Reading
Two Senate Democrats made blistering attacks on the state Public Education Department on Monday night, then helped kill a bill the agency supported to allow schools to hire adjunct teachers in grades 7 through 12. Continue Reading
The Senate Education Committee on Monday tabled a bill that would hold back third-graders who can’t read at grade level by the end of the school year, effectively killing the proposal for this legislative session. Continue Reading
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Saturday voted largely along party lines to pass a $6.3 billion budget. Continue Reading