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List/Grid Author Archives: Hailey Heinz / Journal Staff Writer

A book club consisting of retired English teachers has been meeting since 2005. On Monday, they were dissecting “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosnay. From left are Amy Homicz, Patsy Griffin, Carol Hoffman and Pat Renken. (ROBERTO E. ROSALES/JOURNAL)

Retired English teachers meet monthly to discuss books

In a book club full of retired English teachers, there's an expectation that everyone has done ...
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Miss New Mexico USA Crowned

Kathleen Danzer, an Albuquerque model and actress, has been crowned Miss New Mexico USA 2013. She will compete for the title of Miss USA in a June competition in Las... Read more »

Candidates Debate Achievement Gap

School Board Election Is Feb. 5
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“Won’t Back Down,” a review and fact check

In this morning’s paper, I wrote a preview of what education watchers can expect to see during the upcoming Legislative session. The parts of that story about the governor’s agenda... Read more »
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Gov. Spells Out Education Plans

Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday laid out her education plans for the coming legislative session, including linking teacher pay to the state’s new evaluation system and creating an early-warning system... Read more »

Gov. Spells Out Education Plans

Link teacher pay to evaluations; system to track potential dropouts

I’m on Cracked.com!

I guess not everyone reads the humor website Cracked.com, but my fiance reads it with striking regularity, and I’ve started reading it as well. It’s funny, although it’s an adult... Read more »

Education Innovation Includes Less Homework

Natalie Klein's philosophy sounds like every student's dream: She is a high school math ...
Last spring, first-grade teacher Leah Dolan gathered essays, student work samples and other aspects of her application to be a nationally board-certified teacher. Dolan missed the passing mark by 11 points, and is re-doing parts of her application.  (jim thompson/journal)

High Standards

Leah Dolan is a high-achieving woman, unaccustomed to failure. So when she found out she hadn' ...

Inside the Halls of Government: Heartburn edition

In Saturday’s paper, I wrote that the state Public Education Commission will re-vote on two charter school renewals because of an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act. The story... Read more »

Charter Schools To Get New Vote

The state Public Education Commission is planning to re-do its votes on two charter school renewals, ...

APS Amends Bid Process

Price will be given more weight