Desirae Tapia's life nearly came off the rails several times, but she pulled through to cement her place as a graduate — and survivor — in the class of 2020.
Desirae Tapia's life nearly came off the rails several times, but she pulled through to cement her place as a graduate — and survivor — in the class of 2020.
Henry Natonabah, who grew up without running water or electricity in the foothills outside Naschitti, is hoping to be the first in his family to earn a college degree.
Mateo Perez has been accepted to Dartmouth College and is awaiting word on whether he'll be admitted to Harvard and Columbia.
Officials said they expect to revisit the spending plans following a special legislative session that starts June 18.
After canceling a pair of programs designed to help struggling public school students catch up, the state Public Education Department is reinstating the cheaper of the two.
“It’s sad that we don’t have graduation, but I am proud of myself because I’ve done a lot of things now,” Diana Andrade said.
After Zuleyma Zambrano graduates from Santa Fe High School, she's headed for the University of Portland in Oregon, where she plans to continue studying toward a career as a pediatric nurse.
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The early childhood education institution started in May 1971 with a dozen students on a former dude ranch in Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Public Schools has announced a new principal at Gonzales Community School.
Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart said he hopes to persuade lawmakers to find a way to extend the 2020-21 school year to make up for the program losses.
Santa Fe Public Schools is making changes to its drive-thru meal program following Memorial Day, when no services will be provided.
New Santa Fe High graduates were cheered on Wednesday as they drove by in a parade along Yucca Street.
Data shows 78.1 percent of students who were enrolled in public high schools in Santa Fe as freshmen in the fall of 2015 graduated within four years, compared with 74.9 percent statewide.
The continued campus shutdown this month forced the administration to lay off 80 full- and part-time employees at least temporarily as SFCC's fitness center, its Kids Campus, plus food service, bookstore and other facilities are closed.
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, UNM's president said she sees the next several months and years as an opportunity to take the university in a new direction.
At a school board committee study session Thursday, García presented a draft of the budget, which must be submitted to the state Public Education Department by June 3.
Veronica García's budget plan could change significantly following a special legislative session in which lawmakers will decide how to address a shortfall in projected state revenues.
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Santa Fe Community College will raise tuition and fees by 22 percent to help offset losses from an anticipated enrollment drop in the summer and fall semesters.
Chris Eide will take over following the retirement of longtime administrator Ray Griffin.
Culinary arts students are getting a crash course in disaster-relief kitchens.
The goal is to purchase T-shirts to honor about 220 eighth grade students who will be moving on to high school.
Gantt started as a substitute teacher at St. Michael's in 2009 and has spent the last six years as president.
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The virus outbreak has created delays and alternative plans for celebrating the Class of 2020.
A shortfall as high as $2 billion could mean trouble for public education, which accounts for nearly 45 percent of the state budget.
The district on Friday morning released its initial graduation plans for the class of 2020 — a two-pronged approach incorporating both virtual and drive-thru events.
Reading Quest, a local nonprofit focused on literacy, is hosting a workshop for parents from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday about how to support struggling readers.
Climate activist Artemisio Romero y Carver, a junior at New Mexico School for the Arts, is accustomed to speaking through a megaphone and being heard by rally crowds.
"We're simply trying to be a force for good in our community," says United World College USA spokesman Carl-Martin Nelson.
Director Thomas Mason said LANL is investing $400,000 in equipment and paid internships to help support the machine engineering technologies program for five years.
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Students say they are managing the isolation and remaining creative through home recordings, video calls and plenty for solos.
Impact Aid Program Director Marilyn Hall says sweeping changes to the state's education funding formula in 2019 led it to fail a “disparity test.”
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Ensuring every student has access to the internet is a necessary step to continuing education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The project, which will cost an estimated $90,000, is primarily intended for students who have switched to online learning but have limited or no internet access.
The district is offering to-go meals for students from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at seven sites.
Parents worry how distance learning will impact students with disabilities as schools work to form plans.
The city's largest private schools, like public schools, offering distance-learning programs that allow students to connect with teachers and continue their studies.
As the district rolled out its distance-learning program Monday amid the COVID-19 crisis that forced statewide school closures, teachers and students throughout Santa Fe found themselves adjusting to a new reality.
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The decision to close public schools statewide for the rest of the academic year has forced some organizations to think quickly and adapt.
Due to the spread of COVID-19, all instruction for students in grades K-12 will be conducted through distance learning programs.
The state closed campuses for the rest of the academic year and said instruction would move online.
Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Veronica García said it would be especially unfair to subject students to testing at this point in the crisis.
The state is asking a district judge to dismiss the Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit, saying the education system is now complying with a judge's ruling.
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