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A growing group of educators statewide believe bringing a suite of skills which fall under the broad spectrum of media literacy — from digital know-how to analyzing advertisements and news media — is key to preparing the next generation of New Mexicans.
Two kindergarten teachers were honored for bringing "joy, fun and kindness to their classrooms and to their fellow teachers."
Santa Fe High School engineering teacher Emily Walukas is the fourth recipient of this year's Teachers Who Inspire awards.
Mass evacuations over the last few weeks have led to lower school attendance, class cancellations and a return to online learning just days away from the school year's end — and the celebrations that come with it.
Officials are seeking comment on the plan created to address a 2018 court ruling that deemed the state's K-12 education system inadequate for many groups of students.
Gwen Perea Warniment will play a major part in crafting bills for the Legislative Education Study Committee, which comprises dozens of state lawmakers, including 10 voting members.
"I'm really trying to push this effort for middle school career exploration," the Ortiz Middle School teacher said.
Chief Financial Officer Robert Martinez told Santa Fe school board members Thursday night the district expects to nearly match its previous budget in the next school year.
Music teacher Elizabeth Young and third grade teacher Gabby Kahawai were honored by the Partners in Education Foundation.
Joaquin Martinez, who says he is a 17th-generation New Mexican, is a seventh grade social studies teacher at ATC.
The position has remained vacant for about eight months after former director Rachel Gudgel stepped down amid allegations of workplace misconduct.
FuMei Tsai's work, energy and commitment paid dividends Monday, when she was surprised with a $1,500 award.
MISSION, Kan. — A school system in suburban Kansas City is eliminating over 100 jobs, including kindergarten aides and library clerks. Oakland, Calif., is closing seve…
Twenty-five years ago, leaders at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California, the Department of Energy and Los Alamos Public Schools (with support fr…
Standardized math, including in Santa Fe, for years have shown only about a fifth of students can demonstrate proficiency.
President Joe Biden gave his clearest indication that he was considering canceling federal debt but said he hasn't decided on the path forward or the amount.
Milagro Middle School Principal Brenda Korting announced recently she’s retiring at the end of the year after 25 years with Santa Fe Public Schools.
The department is shifting its focus from literacy to math in the next school year through a new initiative dubbed "Math is Me."
Starting July 1, the state is scrapping a requirement for the long and costly tests and offering instead a portfolio-based option for teachers in training to demonstrate competence.
The academic concept is a way of examining whether public policies and laws have systematically embedded racial thinking and action in legal, educational and civic structures.
The expansion waives copays for families receiving the aid who have incomes of up to 400 percent of the federal poverty line.
The field trip was part of a larger effort to connect students with stories waiting to be told at Santa Fe's National Cemetery.
Jeffrey Eaton, who worked as the New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority's funds program manager, says in his lawsuit he was asked to "straighten out" a budget issue on a project at Los Niños Elementary School in Las Vegas, N.M.
Officials with the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department say the results will guide future policies and initiatives for kids 5 and younger.
The district's new tutoring program is training 25 high schoolers to provide tutoring services at elementary schools.
Malak Rashid (“The truth about gifted programs,” Generation Next, March 31) deserves an apology. While I hope her experience has not been widespread, the expressed hur…
Auditors find district is out of compliance with law in six areas.
The secretary joined U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján to discuss the importance of mental health services and hear from students.
Gabby Kahawai was presented with the award described as 'the Oscars of teaching' by the Milken Family Foundation.
As of last week, there were still seven administrative openings and 13 unfilled teaching positions.
Growing Up New Mexico and the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce are polling businesses on how to ease the area's lack of child care options.
Imagine if every middle school and high school had programs that were academic and career focused. Career and technical education has become increasingly popular acros…
Because the workers would not be establishing their own union, they wouldn’t need to establish majority interest in unionizing.
PNM officials and Pueblo leaders hope the PNM Pueblo Scholarship Endowment Fund, which will disseminate 15 scholarships a year, will help keep Indigenous college students connected to New Mexico and draw some students to the energy industry.
Braiding opportunities at Santa Fe Public Schools will result in meaningful educational opportunities for our students.
Administrators at the schools point to pandemic disruptions to attendance and hands-on learning and smaller class sizes in 2021 as reason for dramatic graduation drops.
The programs have proved unpopular in Santa Fe, where the teachers union president says many prefer the extra time off to the pay bump for participating.
St. Michael's President Tom Coughlan said the private Catholic school of about 450 students in grades 7-12 aims to hire a new principal by the start of 2022-23.
For the first time since 2019, students across the state are being required to take part in end-of-year standardized testing that measures math and reading skills.
The state Higher Education Department says 14 percent of adults in New Mexico lack a high school diploma or equivalent certificate.
High schoolers faced off Monday in a cooking competition judged by professionals in the industry.
We live in an infant care desert, and support for first-time and young parents is scarce. Families must navigate an informal network of family members, friends and nei…
Program gives selected student parents $400 a month.
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