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We are getting close to the end of the legislative session and it’s critical we make our voices heard.
Our schools should have adequate health and social services for all students. The first step is to bring together families, educators and experts to assess the strengths and the gaps of the system across the state. Funding is needed for this work but it was left out of the first version ... Continued
Important AND urgent. A key budget committee is about to vote on funding for this year, but the bill is missing the critical public education priorities that we’ve worked on together. New Mexicans strongly believe education is a top priority. The state’s record budget surpluses should be invested in our students.
We know what it will take to #TransformEducation in New Mexico, but key legislation will not be heard unless we make our voices known.
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by Patricia Jiménez-Latham, published in the Santa Fe New Mexican
As Secretary-designate Ryan Stewart begins work at the Public Education Department, we appreciate that he has said his first order of business is to listen and learn.
Transform Education New Mexico has developed a platform of action that details the ways in which New Mexico must transform its system ... Continued
By Adrian Sandoval published in the Santa Fe New Mexican
The education debate in New Mexico desperately needs a reframe. Too often students who possess a language other than English are considered to pose a “problem” to our school system, rather than possessing an asset that should be shared with other students.
Unfortunately, this has been the lens applied to ... Continued
By David Rogers, Bilingual Education Leader published in the Albuquerque Journal
Will Aug. 28, 2019, be remembered as the day the state changed course and finally committed to giving our students and teachers the resources they need to be successful?
That’s the opportunity, because the revenue forecast set for release (Wednesday) will show a massive budget surplus from oil and gas revenues. The question is whether Legislative Finance Committee members and other ... Continued
by Victoria Tafoya published in the Albuquerque Journal
The debate over K-12 education in New Mexico is filled with words like “sufficient” and “adequate,” as if we’re facing a vocabulary test. It’s true that all of our students have a right to a sufficient education under our state Constitution. It’s also no surprise a judge ruled K-12 public education is currently inadequate in response to the Yazzie/Martinez ... Continued
by Victoria Tafoya, published in the Las Cruces Sun-News
LAS CRUCES - The Legislative Education Study Committee roadshow heads to Santa Teresa High School this week where it will hear from educators and researchers about the benefits of a multicultural approach in improving student outcomes.
This year, the legislature has a chance to get us closer to the moonshot that we all want by designing an education system that puts ... Continued
by Rosemary Carasco, published in the Carlsbad Current Argus
The most notable part of the legislative debate on education funding this year was not the typical partisan bickering but the universal agreement that we can’t keep spending money on the same things that haven’t been working.
We must do better for all students in New Mexico, and from my perspective as an educator in a public school ... Continued
by Edward Tabet-Cubero, published in the Santa Fe New Mexican
It’s no surprise that my daughters used to line up their dolls and play school everyday; I was their elementary school principal. From teacher and school administrator to teacher-developer and advocate, I’ve spent over two decades working in education. Growing up in schools, my daughters’ imaginary classrooms ... Continued