VIDEO: Missed the debate? You can still watch it here
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Missed the gubernatorial debate? You can watch archived video here, courtesy of KNME-TV. Click on the headline to watch it. Continue Reading
Guv debate to be webcast, liveblogged
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There are lots of ways to watch, hear and participate in tonight’s debate between the two gubernatorial candidates. Check back with NMPolitics.net this evening for live video, courtesy of KNME-TV. Continue Reading
Back to school – not: Making high school optional
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My thesis: Making high school optional can lead to improved public education at lower costs. Revisions to state law, with corresponding revisions in educational policy, can make a virtue of the reality of low graduation rates and ill-prepared graduates. Continue Reading
Denish votes against budget cuts that include education
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Saying education should be exempt from budget cuts, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish on Thursday cast the only vote on the state Board of Finance against cutting most state agency budgets by 3.2 percent. Continue Reading
Only bold change will turn around an education system in crisis
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Developing a world-class education system will provide New Mexicans for generations to come the opportunity to compete and win at every level. This is why reforming education is one of my top priorities. Continue Reading
The one and only goal right now for New Mexico schools
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To improve, New Mexico’s public schools should forget everything else and concentrate on making reading at grade level THE GOAL. Any attention to anything else is wasted if the core competency of reading on grade level is not achieved by all students. Continue Reading
Martinez moves away from traditional vouchers
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez told me last year that she supported vouchers. Now that she’s released a formal education plan, Martinez still supports increasing school choice – but the details are somewhat different than what she’s been saying on the campaign trail. Continue Reading
Guv candidates to debate education Aug. 19
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The gubernatorial candidates will debate education later this month, and while both campaigns say they look forward to additional debates, no others have been scheduled. Democrat Diane Denish proposed a series of eight debates on Monday. Continue Reading
Denish and Martinez are two fine candidates
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When interviewing the candidates for governor, I found both to be articulate and intelligent. I was divided on their answers to my questions. Right now, I am into watchful waiting to see which candidate handles herself best in addressing the issues and which campaign avoids attacking her opponent. Continue Reading
Are Hispanic students in Florida different than Hispanic students in New Mexico?
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Dr. Matthew Ladner, VP of research at the Goldwater Institute in Arizona and an adjunct fellow with New Mexico’s Rio Grande Foundation, is coming to New Mexico on a speaking tour to wax wonderful about the results of his study on Florida’s education reforms, especially among Hispanic students. Continue Reading
The real contamination of New Mexico
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Opponents of the New Mexico oil industry would have you believe that state government must intensify the rules on drilling or the water, air and land of New Mexico will be ruined for generations. Not true. Continue Reading
Let’s teach the right lessons in our schools
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If we truly want to help our kids, we must stop giving away high-school diplomas and provide the necessary tools for students to earn them. We should prepare children for a world where there are real consequences for success and failure. Continue Reading
Add financial literacy to NM school curriculum
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Financial education should be nationally mandated, but we need to start in New Mexico. Currently, high schools in New Mexico lack required education about basic economics, interest rates, or the financial tools and terms required to create a financially stable life. Continue Reading
Denish outlines workforce development plan
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish unveiled on Monday a detailed plan aimed at making New Mexico’s workforce more competitive by improving education, with the centerpiece being community college scholarships. Continue Reading
Who cares, and who should care, about public education in NM?
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If behavior is the true measure of belief, then public education does not matter in New Mexico. Public officials are indifferent to public education because far too many members of the populace are also indifferent to it. Continue Reading