Associated Press, For the Sun-NewsPublished 8:14 p.m. MT Feb. 28, 2019]
SANTA FE - The New Mexico House of Representatives is embracing a package of bills designed to improve academic achievement among minority students and revitalize local linguistic and cultural traditions.
The House voted Thursday, Feb. 28 without opposition on two bills in the package of legislation. One would expand training for teachers of English as a second language and bilingual instructors. The other would enlist a network of existing teacher cooperatives to ... Continued
BY DAN BOYD / JOURNAL CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF
Published: Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 at 11:35pm in the Albuequerque Journal
SANTA FE – Three bills aimed at making New Mexico’s public school system better-equipped to teach a diverse student population are headed to the full House after clearing a key budget-writing committee Tuesday.
Backers of the measures say they are needed to bring the state into compliance with a landmark June court ruling that ... Continued
There are four critical pieces of legislation (HB 111, HB 120, HB 159, and HB 171) coming up in committee this TUESDAY, and we need your help.Please contact your ... Continued
By Trip Jennings, New Mexico In Depth February 13, 2019
As a powerful House committee nears completion of a draft state budget this week, leaders of a movement to transform New Mexico education through multicultural, bilingual education reforms say crucial funding to achieve their vision could go missing from the soon-to-emerge spending plan. And they say it’s already gone missing from a House omnibus ... Continued
By Robert Nott | rnott@sfnewmexican.com | published in the Santa Fe New Mexican
Feb 13, 2019 Updated Feb 14, 2019
An advocate for one of the plaintiffs in the landmark court case mandating improvements in New Mexico’s public schools said Wednesday that state lawmakers are failing to comply.
“The Legislature has dropped the ball on funding needed to move the state toward compliance with the court ruling,” said Preston Sanchez, an attorney for ... Continued
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO—Among the many education bills that are working their way through legislative committee, those sponsored by Representative Tomás E. Salazar are designed to ensure a multicultural, bilingual framework is at the core of the New Mexico education system. The bills must be passed in the House Appropriations Committee and receive funding to move forward in the legislature. The committee is currently considering the public school budgets and intends to finalize its budget bill by next ... Continued
SANTA FE—Transform Education NM, a broad coalition of teachers, parents, students, district superintendents, bilingual experts, and non-profit organizations, will hold a press event on Wednesday, February 13, at 11 a.m. in room 318 at the New Mexico State Capitol. Speakers, including Representative Tomás E. Salazar, will share details about pieces of legislation that would create a multicultural and multilingual education framework and include significant changes to ensure more bilingual teachers and professional development.
The bills must still be ... Continued
Critical decisions are being made at the legislature about the future of public schools for our children. As you know, children learn better when they have an education that is culturally and linguistically relevant to them. Several bills are advancing that would create and ensure a multicultural and multilingual education in New Mexico and the pipeline of teachers needed to support it.
We urgently need your help to call key elected leaders today to ... Continued