Mandatory flunking is not the answer
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Oklahoma ended its failed experiment in mandatory flunking because it cost taxpayers millions of dollars, hurt students, and took away parents’ rights. Continue Reading
Save lives, generate revenue: Regulate marijuana like alcohol
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If we want less crime, better schools, and a healthier state let’s stop our outdated prohibition laws and do this right. Continue Reading
Let’s get the most from our infrastructure dollars
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The solution is for infrastructure to be built with labor paid at market rates. This is actually contrary to New Mexico law. Continue Reading
School district budget crisis didn’t sneak up on anyone
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Furloughs and program cuts are tried and true ways to reduce budget lines, but they don’t exactly inspire confidence in school staff and in the community as a whole. Continue Reading
Supporting sunshine laws
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I want the citizens of this county to know that I admit my mistake – a violation of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act – and I apologize. Continue Reading
The educator’s case for real reform
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If we value certain important outcomes for our students, such as the ability to understand essential concepts, work in groups, think critically and solve problems, then we should measure those abilities – both in student learning and in teaching. Continue Reading
Teachers’ personal info is a hot commodity
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Two situations that have recently made headlines show how sought-after teachers’ personal information is. Teachers, like the students they work so hard to educate, are caught in the middle of a war. Continue Reading
Higher education reform is urgent
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There are many paths to reform, but the path must be taken. Our higher education system is in need of more than just cosmetic reforms. Continue Reading
Super PAC, union aid Sen. Smith’s challenger
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The American Federation of Teachers and Progressive Kick, a federal Super PAC based in California, are trying to help Larry P. Martinez unseat N.M. Senate Finance Committee Chairman John Arthur Smith in next week’s Democratic primary. Continue Reading
Why Congress must keep student loan rates low
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We must ensure that our children have access to the resources they need to help them fulfill their unique potential. This includes access to an affordable college education. Continue Reading
Keeping hope alive amid political paralysis
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To the graduates of 2012, you may be turned off by a system where nothing important gets done and money talks with a forked tongue. Here are my top seven tips on how to be all you can be while getting our community, our state and our country off the dime and back on track. Continue Reading
An effective incentive for graduation
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If the educational leaders in New Mexico really want kids to graduate they should aim the incentives on graduation. How about a graduation lottery? Continue Reading
More about Coss and Trujillo
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House District 46 candidates David Coss and Carl Trujillo on jobs and education, and a list of endorsements in the race. Continue Reading
Once a college dropout, Balderas found success
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Hector Balderas was a college dropout working on an assembly line at 21. Continue Reading
Getting worse before getting better, if ever
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Trying to improve education is quite slippery since it depends on what you mean by success when you are looking to find it in the schools. It is very different for political leaders than for citizens. Continue Reading