Kindergartners to high schoolers faced with a range of scenarios for virtual and in-person classes are expressing both fear and glee over leaving home to learn.
Superintendent Veronica García said all six of the infected workers appear to have contracted the virus outside the workplace.
ALBUQUERQUE — The Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails says it will offer after-school and weekend online enrichment courses amid the pandemic.
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"What we did in the spring was stand something up to keep the light on. We did not have the luxury of a well-thought-out plan," said Tom Ryan, the district's chief information and strategy officer.
Families worry whether they have the technical capacity to make online learning work well in their home.
Santa Fe Public Schools will start the new year Aug. 20 with a fully remote model in which students will learn from home through online platforms and videoconferences …
New Mexico schools may be operating virtually through at least Labor Day Weekend but the annual back-to-school tax holiday remains in place.
The superintendent says the results of a new questionnaire are a 'game changer' for the district.
Tens of thousands of students across the nation resumed in-person school Monday for the first time since March.
With remote learning part of an increasing number of fall reopening plans, districts are facing pressure to improve after many students got left behind this spring in the scramble to close schools during the coronavirus pandemic. But investment in training varies widely.
Both made announcements this week after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state's public schools would begin the school year via distance learning.
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The district has over 300 employees who are older than 65, Human Resources Director Howard Oechsner said.
At stake, those districts say in a new lawsuit, are tens of millions of dollars for programs serving at-risk students.
"Everybody likes to say, ‘We have to think outside the box,’ but we have to start thinking like there is no box and come up with ways to make this work," said April Pickrell, music coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools.
With only a few exceptions, students will not set foot in schools until at least the day following the holiday weekend.
A couple of schools are building outdoor learning areas to reduce the risks of spreading the novel coronavirus. Others are eyeing a hybrid model of in-person and online instruction.
The move comes two weeks after the private school decided to suspend academic operations for grades 6-11 as it faced a significant drop in enrollment.
Teachers unions have begun pushing back on what they see as unnecessarily aggressive timetables for reopening.
"Appropriate actions were taken, and she has returned to work," school district spokesman David Carl said.
Cabinet Secretary Ryan Stewart said in a phone interview Monday he has been in Philadelphia for most of the last four months with his wife and son.
A collaborative group of leaders of independent private schools will meet Monday to discuss the best course of action.
“We have a huge loss in revenues,” NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu told legislators at a meeting Thursday in Cloudcroft.
"I firmly believe we should err on the side of caution as the risks are too great," board member Sarah Boses said, later adding, "This is a matter of life and death."
ALBUQUERQUE — The Albuquerque school district has proposed a hybrid learning plan for the upcoming school year to provide flexibility as schools attempt to safely reop…
SFPS is working with the local teachers union to seek board approval to conduct remote learning for at least the first nine weeks of the fall semester.
West Las Vegas Superintendent Chris Gutierrez made the call Tuesday morning. The Los Alamos school board voted in a meeting late Tuesday night to follow a similar path.
Educators are in the middle of an increasingly politicized debate on how best to reopen schools this fall, a daunting challenge as infections spike in the U.S.
Teachers in Santa Fe and across New Mexico are asking for coronavirus testing and personal protective equipment; many object to returning at all.
More students in grades 4-12 who participated in the survey favored a full-time return to schools than either distance learning or a combination of in-class and online education.
Superintendent says officials are following state health guidelines in response to general services workers' infections.
To help offset higher enrollment costs and pandemic-related financial struggles, the college's foundation has started an emergency assistance fund that will provide up to $300 to cover urgent expenses.
Julie Lucero, special-education director at Santa Fe Public Schools, says her department's goal is to have students with disabilities on campus at least four days per week.
Desert Sage Academy, formerly Academy at Larragoite, will offer both in-person and online instruction for students in grades 6-12.
Veronica García says it would be hard for president to withhold federal aid.
The departures come as public universities and colleges in New Mexico are preparing for austere times as the state has reduced previously approved higher education spending amid a huge budget shortfall.
Santa Fe Public Schools teachers want answers from the district and state Public Education Department about why they may be asked to return to the classroom next month.
The head of school has been asked to develop a plan for the school's rising seniors to finish their degrees.
Kara Bobroff headed the department's efforts on equity and transformation.
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District spokesman David Carl said García’s annual salary will remain at $195,570 and no other details were available.
The agency on Wednesday took over an array of statewide services for children from prenatal to age 5 that previously were spread among several agencies.
Many teachers and parents say they oppose a return to classrooms in August.
The deadline for responses is noon Thursday for parents and staff members; the student deadline is July 6.
"Until there are long-term comprehensive reforms implemented by the state, the court will maintain jurisdiction over this case," Judge Matthew Wilson ruled.
State District Judge Matthew Wilson is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the case, which requires the state to provide more education funding for its most at-risk students.
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Members of the Capital High School Class of 2020 received their diplomas Friday during a drive-up ceremony at the school.
Though eager to see their students again after a disrupted 2019-20 school year, educators voiced concerns and uncertainty as New Mexico's Public Education Department unveiled its plan to bring students back in August.
The guidelines call for schools to screen staff members for symptoms and check their temperatures daily while limiting attendance to 50 percent capacity.
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