Saturday, September 06, 2008 Truancy Group May Get Rebuilt By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer        Albuquerque's school superintendent wants to reactivate a community task force on truancy and bring in city and other officials to help combat the problem.     Superintendent Winston Brooks ...
full story 09/05/08

Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Mesa Del Sol in Or Out of APS? By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer        The president of Mesa del Sol delivered an ultimatum to the Albuquerque school board Tuesday: Help us open two schools by 2011, or we'll start our own district.     "I want to be a part of ...
full story 09/02/08

Saturday, August 30, 2008 APS, Colleges Agree To Work Together By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer           Albuquerque's public schools and higher education officials signed off on a plan Friday to improve work among the institutions, such as making it easier to transfer credits, aligning ...
full story 08/30/08

Friday, August 29, 2008 Eating Elsewhere By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer       By Andrea Schoellkopf     Journal Staff Writer     For students meeting federal poverty guidelines, a free lunch is only as far as a walk to the cafeteria.     But in Albuquerque Public Schools, thousands of eligible ...
full story 08/28/08

Thursday, August 28, 2008 Brooks Seeks To Close Minority Achievement Gap By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer        Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Winston Brooks met with some critics of his recent administrative hires on Wednesday, and offered up a solution to closing the achievement ...
full story 08/27/08

Thursday, August 21, 2008 Rowe Leaving School Board Post in September By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer        Albuquerque school board member Gordon Rowe plans to end his term early and step down Sept. 8.     "I think that I did the major thing that I thought school board members should do ...
full story 08/20/08

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Transfer Options Dwindle By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer        Parents seeking high-performing public schools are finding their choices dwindling.     Four out of five APS traditional schools failed to make adequate yearly progress in 2007-2008, up from about ...
full story 08/19/08

Thursday, August 14, 2008 Albuquerque ACT Scores Beat Nation By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer        ACT scores for Albuquerque students surpassed the national average in 2008, reaching a five-year high.     Statewide, scores also hit a five-year high of 20.3, yet still remain below the national ...
full story 08/13/08

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Getting Back to Class By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer           School's back in session.         That includes Hodgin Elementary, where weekend rainstorms flooded 21 classrooms, a computer lab, offices and the teacher lounge. Crews worked throughout the school ...
full story 08/11/08

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 New schools chief sets goal of 9% boost in proficiency By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer           Albuquerque Public Schools plans to increase student proficiency by 9 percent over the next three years, under new goals approved by the school board.         Some of ...
full story 08/11/08