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... Men's Council for Boys and Young Men is holding its second annual conference at Sandia Resort and Casino. The gathering is focusing on closing the achievement gap for boys in education. Conference organizers say dropout data from 2008 show that fewer than half the boys in New Mexico graduate from ... ... Krueger Journal Staff Writer Editor's note: This personal column is the latest in a series of Journal reports on New Mexico's long-standing achievement gap between Hispanic and Anglo students. We are looking at the problem from different angles and featuring people, schools and programs that appear ... ... than they might otherwise. APS Superintendent Winston Brooks hopes AVID, or Advancement Via Individual Determination, will help narrow the achievement gap between Anglo and Hispanic and minority students. If it's successful in the five schools trying it, he plans to expand it to other schools ... ... now at 210, the classes are grouped into sizes of 14 to 18, rather than the 30-plus in larger schools. "If you're talking about the achievement gap, making a decision to create smaller schools to deal with the most at-risk population is critical," Marks said. The school holds quarterly ... ... 30 years," he said. "Maybe they don't understand how hard it is." Lueras was on a four-student panel at a summit Monday that aimed to narrow the achievement gap between American Indian students and their Anglo counterparts. One of Lueras' suggestions was increasing tribal involvement in education ... ... support needed to get on a college track. It also largely targets ethnic minorities, and Superintendent Winston Brooks said it will help narrow the achievement gap between Anglo and Hispanic students, as well as minority students. Roche said the program plants the idea that college is possible for ... Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Close the Achievement Gap for Boys and Girls Who's smarter, boys or girls? That is unlikely to be answered definitively, but studies suggest boys aren't performing as well as girls in school. In New Mexico, 56 percent of boys complete high school in ... Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Trouble for Boys By Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer The most important achievement gap in New Mexico schools is not, some argue, between Hispanics and Anglos. Nor is it between the poor and the affluent. Rather, it is the state's boys who are ... ... a panel discussion Monday at New Mexico's African-American Education Solutions Summit, geared toward increasing graduation rates and closing the achievement gap between Anglo and African-American students. About 100 participants, including educators, students, spiritual leaders and community members ... ... to observe. State Public Education Department spokesman Danielle Montoya said in an e-mail Sunday that the summit, focusing on closing the achievement gap for black students, will be open to the public. The Governor's Office said Friday that registration for the event was closed, but that ...
... . By advocating now for things like parent liaisons in every school, districtwide professional development that critically examines the causes of the education gap and formal partnerships with nonprofit agencies to develop local leaders and increase services to families, we would be modeling one of the ... Saturday, June 7, 2008 Latino Education Gap Targeted By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer Latinos drop out of high school at higher rates than Anglos. Fewer go on to college, and fewer still earn college degrees. Ask New Mexico Deputy Higher Education Secretary William Flores why that's important ... ... struggles with ways to build schools fast enough to accommodate incoming students. No Child Left Behind is the federal law intended to close the education gap for certain minority students and special education students. Districts across the country are struggling to fund the mandates in the measure ... Sunday, May 16, 2004 Officials Target Minority Education Gap By Debra Dominguez and Russell Contreras Journal Staff Writers Patrick E. Romero says that, as a student in Santa Fe during the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s, he was not allowed to speak Spanish in the classroom. He admits that ...
... of an activist group in New Mexico called on education leaders and the Latino community to work together to overcome the "catastrophe" of poor Hispanic student achievement. The Latino/Hispano Education Improvement Task Force cites large disparities in graduation rates between Anglos and Hispanics. New ... SEE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BLOG AND RESOURCES * More * More * Where did they Go? * Botched Graduation rates ... crisis," members of an activist group called on education leaders and the Latino community to work together to overcome the "catastrophe" of poor Hispanic student achievement. "We are sounding the alarm to everyone," said Miranda Aragon, a member of the Latino/Hispano Education Improvement Taskforce ... ... . Those in attendance, including Gov. Bill Richardson and New Mexico Education Secretary Veronica Garcia, exchanged strategies on how to improve Hispanic student achievement. The event, "Bridging the Education Gap: State Legislators and School Board Members," started Friday and will end today ...
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