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Virtual Schools Respond
I wasn’t at part three of the Skandera confirmation hearings on Saturday. But my colleague Dan Boyd was, and he covered it ably here. But from his coverage, and from... Read more »
Power outage closes Vista Grande Community Center
Parents whose children are enrolled in the after-school program at Vista Grande Community Center are urged to pick their children up as soon as is practical, due to a power... Read more »
Delicious Golden Apples
If your employer didn’t buy a table at the Golden Apple awards luncheon, then you missed out. Not only on a free lunch, but on a lovely presentation of excellent... Read more »
APS board swearing in and officer election (with Breaking Bad reference!)
I assume that everyone who reads my blog follows me on Twitter at @HaileyHeinz. And if so, you know that I live-tweeted last night’s school board meeting with information about... Read more »
Skandera hearing odds and ends
Based on my email inbox and my phone messages, a person might think the only thing going on in New Mexico this week is Hanna Skandera’s confirmation hearing. I even... Read more »
Narrowcasting in education
Please note that I’ve revised this post to reflect the fact that several former teachers did speak in support of Skandera’s confirmation. This piece is about Hanna Skandera’s confirmation hearing,... Read more »
Advocates on both sides prep for Skandera hearing
In this morning’s paper, my colleague Dan Boyd ably reported that state Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera will get a confirmation hearing tomorrow, at 8:30 a.m. before the Senate Rules Committee.... Read more »
Sequestration and You
This morning, Journal folks posted this AP item about a new White House report that provides a state-by-state breakdown of the effects of sequestration. I’m cross-posting it here because there’s... Read more »
Lewd Behavior Near La Cueva
A letter has been sent out to La Cueva families and posted to the La Cueva website, alerting families that a man exposed himself and made lewd comments to students.... Read more »
Boy Falls Through Skylight at Middle School
A boy was seriously injured Monday when he fell about 35 feet through the skylight of the gym at Taylor Middle School. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s spokesman Aaron Williamson said the... Read more »
Virtual Schools Day at the Roundhouse
Last week, I wrote about a bill that would prevent private, for-profit companies from managing charter schools in New Mexico. That bill, currently in the House Education Committee, is in... Read more »
Some Props for School Grades
I’ve written extensively in the past about criticisms of the state’s A-F school grading system. I’ve written that the grades are strongly linked to poverty, that some “A” and “B”... Read more »
