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Class of 2008's SAT scores show slight improvements
SAT scores for New Mexico's class of 2008 were up slightly in math and reading, after a drop the previous year, according to results released last week. The results also show a gap between Hispanic and Anglo students.   (Tuesday, September 02, 2008)

Pilot program aiding struggling colleagues around the district
Lori Hagen, a special education teacher, knows what works and what doesn't when it comes to the classroom.   (Tuesday, September 02, 2008)

Band director honored for years of sweet music
Aaron Fleming, Cibola High's band director, doesn't just care about the bands at his school.   (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)

From texting their kids in school to confronting teachers and trying to manipulate grades, hovering parents can impair development
Pat Graff, a veteran journalism teacher at La Cueva High School, said it "just floors me" when a cell phone rings in her class, the student answers it, then tells Graff, "I have to take this. It's my mom."   (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)

Young journalists win honors for collegiate work
Kate Linthicum and Sunnie Redhouse were recently named to the inaugural UWIRE 100, which honors the nation's top collegiate journalists. UWIRE is a free membership organization for college student media.   (Sunday, August 24, 2008)

Job Corps campus gets award-winning principal
When Albuquerque Job Corps officials began looking for a principal for their on-campus high school in 2003, they wanted someone with a "big picture" vision of her role.   (Tuesday, August 19, 2008)

Communication is the key to helping your children learn good study habits
Lynne and Rod Starkweather are firm believers that children need structure in their lives, particularly when it comes to studying.   (Tuesday, August 19, 2008)

APS is about to get better
Folks, I don't mind telling you that, as corny as this may sound, things here in Albuquerque are even better than I expected.   (Tuesday, August 19, 2008)

New schools chief sets goal of 9% boost in proficiency
Albuquerque Public Schools plans to increase student proficiency by 9 percent over the next three years, under new goals approved by the school board.   (Tuesday, August 12, 2008)

With the new school year comes new means of parental notification, among other revisions from APS
The whooshing sound you're hearing is the end of summer vacation for thousands of schoolchildren in Albuquerque. It's back to class today. And while the start of school is perennial, changes are in the air. Here are some of them.   (Tuesday, August 12, 2008)