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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Around New Mexico
N.M. 3rd in Nation In Online Learning
New Mexico ranked third in the nation for online learning this year in a study by the Center for Digital Education.
High marks were awarded to states that operate successful virtual schools, and New Mexico's IDEAL New Mexico boosted the state toward the top of the list. The study also looked at how well online schools are supported at the state and district level.
The study found that an increasing number of states have online schools available, and ranked Florida No. 1 for the second year in a row. Second place went to South Carolina.
28 Bighorn Sheep Released in N.M.
LORDSBURG — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish released more than two dozen desert bighorn sheep in the southern New Mexico mountains over the weekend in an effort to bolster existing herds.
The 28 sheep were captured at the department's breeding facility near Lordsburg.
They were released into the Caballo, Peloncillo and Ladrones mountains.
Inquiry Into Navajo President Advances
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — An investigation into whether the leader of the country's largest American Indian reservation and others broke any laws in connection with two companies that operated on the Navajo Nation is moving forward.
Tribal Department of Justice attorney Henry Howe told lawmakers last week that Attorney General Louis Denetsosie soon will file a petition with the Window Rock District Court to appoint a special prosecutor.
The lawmakers placed Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. on administrative leave last month. The move came a week after they met in closed session to discuss alleged legal violations arising from tribal contracts with separate Internet and manufacturing companies.
BLM Sued Over Mining Near Canyon
FLAGSTAFF — Environmental groups sued the federal Bureau of Land Management on Monday over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon.
Canadian mining firm Denison Mines Corp. received the final state permit needed to move forward on its Arizona 1 Mine in September. The BLM says Denison has an approved mine plan and should be allowed to resume operations.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Trust and the Sierra Club argue that the mine plan has expired, an environmental analysis is outdated and Denison has not proved its claims.
The mine is about 20 miles north of Grand Canyon National Park.
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