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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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by Wilhemina Yazzie, published in the Santa Fe New Mexican When it comes to providing a quality education for every child in New Mexico, the stakes are too high for the “wait and see” approach the Santa Fe New Mexican takes in its recent editorial (“Educators must take the lead in reforms,” Our View, March 24). Gov. Michelle ...
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HB 111 will support teachers with training to better serve culturally and linguistically diverse students, particularly in rural New Mexico SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Representative Salazar’s HB 111, “Cultural and Linguistic Education Support,” funding Regional Education Cooperatives (RECs) to provide professional development to staff and teachers for culturally and linguistically responsive instruction. “New Mexico is not like other states. Our diversity is our strength and it presents unique opportunities for how we leverage our ...
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This legislative session, our coalition advocated for substantial and long-term change for all New Mexican students. Our policy proposals, budget requests, and goals presented thoughtful, community, and evidenced-based approaches towards an equitable and culturally responsive education that our children need to succeed.   With your support, Transform Education NM shared important components of an equitable educational system with our elected leaders. We promoted the need for a deep funding investment into the education system for at-risk students and significant ...
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By Andrew Oxford and Robert Nott published in the Santa Fe New Mexican Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham came into office like many of her predecessors: with one court order after another hanging over her head. The state’s prison system is still under a settlement agreement from the 1970s. The state’s services for people with developmental disabilities ...
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Today, HB 182 passed the Senate Education Committee. Yesterday, HB 111 passed Senate Finance Committee. Now, with only two days left in the session, we need these vital multicultural bills to be heard on the Senate Floor. Please call Senator Wirth and ask that he call HB 111 and HB 182 to be heard on the Senate Floor before the session ends.  HB 182 calls on the Public Education Department to develop a plan to improve literacy and biliteracy programs, because we know ...
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HB 159 “Multicultural Education Framework” is sponsored by Representatives Tomás E. Salazar, Christine Trujillo, and Derrick J. Lente. It aligns the New Mexico Indian Education Act, Hispanic Education Act, and Bilingual Multicultural Act to establish a foundation in the public education system for supporting the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students across New Mexico. We need you to contact Senators Mary Kay Papen and John Arthur Smith TODAY and ask that HB 159 either be heard in Senate Finance ...
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