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What Changed in Education this Session?
I’ve been devoting a lot of my blog content lately to highlighting education bills that made it through the Legislature and to the governor’s desk. Now that the bill signing... Read more »
Friday Veto Breakdown
As my colleague Deborah Baker reported in Saturday’s paper, Gov. Susana Martinez issued a flurry of vetoes on Friday. Among them were seven education bills, which Deborah summarized at the... Read more »
Gov signs ERB reform
Gov. Susana Martinez’s office announced today that she has signed SB115, a bill to reform the Educational Retirement Board. The ERB has been struggling with solvency issues for years. I’m... Read more »
Kitchen closed at Marie Hughes Elementary due to mice
Students at Marie Hughes Elementary School are receiving sack lunches from the APS central kitchen today, after evidence was mice was found in the school’s kitchen. APS spokesman Rigo Chavez... Read more »
Manzano drill team disbanded over hazing
The drill team at Manzano High School has been disbanded and several members face suspension this week, due to allegations of hazing. Specifically, two students are accused of creating a... Read more »
Special Ed Funding Update
Wonkier types may remember this story from January, in which I explained that New Mexico stands to lose up to $43 million in special education funding because the state didn’t... Read more »
Things on the governor’s desk
I’m back from three days off, and I know you all missed me. While I was out studying for and taking comprehensive exams for my MA, the Legislative session ended.... Read more »
Education bills: Friday edition
Update: The Governor has announced that she signed the Community Schools Act, which I wrote about here. The session is almost over, and as my colleagues deal with things like... Read more »
Blog: Education bills, day three
The big drama at the Legislature right now is the budget showdown, which is in my colleague Dan Boyd’s capable hands, and which has some education implications. But I’m using... Read more »
New details on North Star/Double Eagle boundary
In this morning’s paper, I reported that APS is considering changing the attendance boundaries of North Star and Double Eagle elementary schools. Since then, APS has released new details about... Read more »
Bills that have actually passed, part deux
Yesterday, I provided a thrilling round-up of education bills that have passed both chambers of the legislature and are on the governor’s desk for signature. I also wrote this story... Read more »
Some bills have actually passed
From reading my colleagues’ coverage of the legislative session, it sometimes feels like a lot of things aren’t happening. A vote isn’t being taken on Hanna Skandera’s confirmation, at least... Read more »
