List/Grid Author Archives: Hailey Heinz / Journal Staff Writer
Grad Rate Jumped After Test Change
Education officials in New Mexico are celebrating a substantial increase in the state's gradua ...
How is Valley like Manzano? New Poverty, it Turns Out
Albuquerque Public Schools held a press conference today to talk about the increase in the district’s graduation rate. Honestly, I knew most of what they were going to say because... Read more »
Would-be Robbers Demand iPod
Two McKinley Middle School students told school officials this week that they were approached near campus by a stranger who showed them a gun and asked for a student’s iPod.... Read more »
The Other Achievement Gap
In today’s paper, I had the pleasure of writing a good-news story about the graduation rate of the state, and APS, reaching 70 percent. The story includes a table with... Read more »
H.S. Graduation Rate Soars
New Mexico's high school graduation rate jumped to 70 percent last year, a significant increas ...
West Side Seat To Add to APS Board
The seven-member Albuquerque Public Schools board will have at least one new face due to the creatio ...
No Voting Rights for Idiots. No, really.
I’m working on some coverage of the upcoming school board election (early voting has started!), and one of the topics I’m looking at is how voter turnout for these elections... Read more »
I Voted Today, Will You?
Folks in newsrooms generally have some election fatigue after the whirlwind of national elections. But bear with me, because voting is underway for the Albuquerque Public Schools. This year, voters... Read more »
