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Jonathan Madrid has become a symbol in the state Legislature for a bill that would incorporate lifesaving training in health education courses for seventh- and ninth-graders across the state. Continue Reading
Shawn Nieto, a running back at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho, may have more influence than any lobbyist as state legislators decide whether to strengthen concussion protocol for players from the pee-wee level to senior high. Continue Reading
Meanwhile, it works against schools that have a high percentage of students who are in special-education programs, are from low-income families, or are English-language learners, the legislative analysis found. Continue Reading
The House Education Committee on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that would require all school employees in New Mexico to get a background check with fingerprinting. Continue Reading
The Senate Education Committee on Monday unanimously voted to approve a bill to use unclaimed lottery prize money to shore up the state’s Legislative Lottery Scholarship fund. Continue Reading
Sen. Bill Soules said he was looking to instigate a serious discussion about whether public school funding in New Mexico is enough to cover students’ needs. Continue Reading
One bill to use gains from the state’s $15 billion land grant endowment to expand early childhood education died Monday. A second has little chance of clearing the Legislature and receiving a place on the November ballot. Continue Reading
The rally came at a time when New Mexico charter schools are coming under increased scrutiny for both academic achievement and financial practices. Continue Reading
On the table: $575 million and a singular opportunity to hold the leadership of the Albuquerque Public Schools accountable. Continue Reading
The bill would apply to only about 2,000 of the state’s roughly 25,000 third-graders. Continue Reading
How can stewardship not be part of decision-making in the appropriation of nearly 600 million tax dollars? Continue Reading
I will never give up hope that New Mexico can catapult itself to the top of the lists on which we are currently at the bottom. Continue Reading
The arrests by school police were so numerous in this high-desert region known as the Inland Empire that they surpassed arrests of juveniles by municipal police in some of California’s biggest cities. Continue Reading
Bipartisan legislation passed by Congress empowers educators as trusted professionals to make school and classroom decisions, while keeping the focus on students most in need. Continue Reading
Center for Public Integrity stories have detailed ongoing controversies involving cops in schools across the nation. Continue Reading