N.M. Schools
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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 »
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 »
Teachers: A day of PD at the bosque!
There’s still room for educators to sign up for a Jan. 4 workshop on ways to teach K-12 students about the Rio Grande ecosystem. The Bosque Education Guide, which will... Read more »
Redistricting, mostly, and some Native issues
In this morning’s paper, I wrote about a lawsuit the Navajo Nation has brought against the Gallup-McKinley school district, alleging the district unfairly packed American Indian voters into three board... Read more »
Yes, U of Virginia, there is some past coverage
Don’t think too hard about the headline on this post. I was trying to be clever and it ended up being kind of weird. You probably get the reference. If... Read more »
‘Breaking Bad’ actor running for school board
Actor Steven Michael Quezada, who plays Agent Steven Gomez on the hit Albuquerque-based show “Breaking Bad,” is running for the Albuquerque school board. Quezada confirmed he is running in District... Read more »
Imagine You’re a Bank Teller
It has recently come to my attention that some software at the state level has been down for awhile, and one of the things this software does is issue checks... Read more »
APS Beefs Up Security for 12/12/12, Downplays Risk
APS spokeswoman Monica Armenta confirmed that APS has some extra security in place today, but emphasized that there has been no serious threat of school violence. “It’s not a threat.... Read more »
Fun for your Friday: Sample Common Core Questions
Ok, so “fun” might have been an overstatement for most people. Personally, I sometimes like to take sample standardized tests. This serves the dual purpose of giving me a better... Read more »
Discovery Fever
On today’s Schools page, my colleague Pat Lohmann covered a parent training hosted by APS, to allow parents to better understand the new interactive curriculum. I wrote about the adoption... Read more »
I Once Argued About the Lottery Scholarship in a Bar
In this morning’s paper, my colleague Astrid Galvan reported on solvency issues facing New Mexico’s lottery scholarship fund. Obviously, this issue touches my beat as well, since high school students... Read more »
Is your high school NCAA eligible?
In this morning’s Journal, I wrote that the NCAA is looking into online courses around the country to make sure they meet NCAA standards, and recently stopped accepting classes from... Read more »
