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VIDEO: Education secretary talks about budget cuts

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | November 12, 2009

Education Secretary Veronica Garcia says students “probably won’t notice a discernable difference” in their classrooms as a result of the approximately 1 percent cuts to education the governor signed into law today. Continue Reading

Senate OKs budget bill, but with amendments

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | October 23, 2009

On a vote of 31-9, the Senate has approved a bill that would make deep cuts to state government. The bill now heads to the House for a vote on whether to concur with several amendments. Continue Reading

Senate heats up over arm-twisting allegations

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | October 23, 2009

The Senate has voted to uphold an amendment to add a requirement that staff compile a list of at least $150 million in potentially cutable capital outlay projects to a bill that would make widespread reductions in state government. But that came only after tensions erupted over some serious allegations made against Senate leaders. Continue Reading

Senate votes to consider further capital outlay cuts

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | October 23, 2009

The New Mexico Senate voted this afternoon to add a requirement that staff compile a list of at least $150 million in potentially cutable capital outlay projects to a bill that would make widespread reductions in state government. Now, the body is considering a second amendment that would use that money to reduce cuts to state agencies and avoid education cuts. Continue Reading

House OKs budget cuts; Senate could vote today

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | October 23, 2009

The House approved late Thursday a newly reworked budget bill that makes deep cuts – 7.6 percent – to most state agencies, but smaller cuts to education, including trimming less than 1 percent from the budgets of K-12 schools. Continue Reading

House committee OKs cuts to education, Medicaid

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | October 22, 2009

The primary bill aimed at addressing the state’s massive budget shortfall – legislation that includes cuts to education and Medicaid – was unveiled late Wednesday and passed the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on a vote of 11-6. Continue Reading

Denish challenges school districts to cut energy costs

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | October 21, 2009

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish plans to meet with school superintendents on Thursday to urge them to cut energy use in their districts. Continue Reading

Ideas for cutting education without reducing salaries

By Mike Kakuska | October 19, 2009

I would suggest that instead of concentrating on cutting salaries, which are critical to bringing and retaining quality educators into the state, we should look at programs and unfunded mandates first. Continue Reading

Budget shortfall grows to nearly $700 million

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | October 9, 2009

House Speaker Ben Luján has told schools to prepare for 3-3.5 percent budget cuts and says state and school employees could see a 2.5-percent pay cut. Meanwhile, lawmakers have drafted three plans to deal with shortfall. Two include education cuts. Continue Reading

The five principles of real school improvement

By Michael Swickard, Ph.D. | October 9, 2009

Before our leaders say one more thing about how to improve education, they need to spend a couple of weeks in a public school watching and learning. Then we can talk. It is tragic that they not only don’t know, but that all they think they know is not so. Continue Reading

Santa Fe Public Schools hosting dialogue on budget tonight

By Angelica Ruiz | October 8, 2009

Realistically, I understand that education cannot be immune to further budgetary cuts as we are a piece of the larger financial picture for our state. However, we have a responsibility to help support our legislators in making quality, data- driven decisions on our behalf. Continue Reading

Spaceport tax money not yet going to education

By Peter St. Cyr | September 23, 2009

After nine months, three Doña Ana County school districts still haven’t started receiving money from the spaceport tax, which has been collected by businesses in the county since the first of the year, according to a report in the Las Cruces Sun-News. Continue Reading

Dropout reports cast dark cloud over New Mexico

By Michael Swickard, Ph.D. | August 28, 2009

To change the dropout numbers, educational leaders must see the world from the eyes of those who do not read well. Continue Reading

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