Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQjournal Metro: $1M Spent on Truancy, With Little to Show for It
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 $1M Spent on Truancy, With Little to Show for It By Zsombor Peter Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer Nearly five years after launching a million-dollar-a-year initiative to battle student truancy, the state has no numbers to show whether it has made ...
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ABQJOURNAL EDUCATION: Shady Past Gives Way To A Bright Future
April 22, 2008 Shady Past Gives Way To A Bright Future By By Zsombor Peter / Journal Staff Writer Legislative intern. Student mentor. College-bound senior. It’s not the most typical résumé for a former gang member. But for Omar Uribe, 18, who managed to escape a middle school brush with ...
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ABQjournal Metro: APS Students To Lose Vacation Day Next Fall
Thursday, April 17, 2008 APS Students To Lose Vacation Day Next Fall By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Public Schools students will be giving up a piece of their Thanksgiving Day holiday next fall to make room for an extra day of classes. The state Legislature voted in February ...
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ABQjournal Metro: APS Superintendent Search Stays Within Budget
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 APS Superintendent Search Stays Within Budget By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer It looks like Albuquerque Public Schools will come close to bringing its superintendent search within budget, despite concerns that a flood of student comments would be costly, according ...
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ABQjournal Metro: Graduation Goal May Be Too High
Friday, April 11, 2008 Graduation Goal May Be Too High By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer The new Albuquerque Public Schools superintendent echoed a board member's frustration with the district's "unacceptable" graduation rate, saying Thursday he is committed to raising it. But Superintendent ...
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ABQjournal NM: Writing Comes Into Focus
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Writing Comes Into Focus By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer The principle is simple enough. "What you assess is what you focus on," said New Mexico Education Secretary Veronica Garcia, and "what you focus on, you tend to improve." She hopes the formula works ...
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ABQjournal Metro: Board Member Wants APS Goals
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Board Member Wants APS Goals By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer Teachers are always telling their students to set goals, whether it's for that dream job or just a better score on the next test. Frustrated with Albuquerque Public Schools' "unacceptable" graduation ...
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ABQjournal Metro: APS Chief's Deal Includes Arbitration
Saturday, April 5, 2008 APS Chief's Deal Includes Arbitration By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Public Schools' contract with new superintendent Winston Brooks has an arbitration clause aimed at avoiding costly litigation in case Brooks and the district ever develop irreconcilable ...
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ABQjournal NM: N.M. Students Last in Writing
Friday, April 4, 2008 N.M. Students Last in Writing By Zsombor Peter Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer Last September, the U.S. Department of Education placed New Mexico's eighth grade reading and math scores near the bottom of the pack. On Thursday, it added writing ...
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ABQjournal Metro: APS Seeks Associate Superintendents
Thursday, April 3, 2008 APS Seeks Associate Superintendents By Zsombor Peter Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Public Schools is wasting no time getting started on its new superintendent's agenda. APS hasn't yet approved a contract with Winston Brooks, the Wichita superintendent it hired last ...
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