LEGISLATURE Cellphone ban dies; literacy and teacher health insurance bills head to governor's desk Lawmakers hope to revisit the ban next year
LEGISLATURE Five education bills pass Legislature, head to governor's desk Bills would change math instruction, raise student teacher salaries and create an Office of Special Education
LEGISLATURE Lawmakers attempt to solve PED budget crisis after virtual learning boom Funding loophole created a $35 million shortfall for NM public education
LEGISLATURE Teachers, other public employees may not get annual raises, according to new state budget 1% cost-of-living raises stricken from latest draft of fiscal year 2027 budget
EDUCATION New Mexico school cellphone ban clears Senate committee Bill would set limits on classroom phone use beginning with middle schoolers in 2026-27 school year
NEWS Lawsuit alleges Bernalillo teacher abused student and had prior disciplinary history Suit claims district officials failed to act despite repeated violations
LEGISLATURE Lawmakers review bills to boost student teacher pay, fund graduate education and curb school restraints See what other education bills legislators are considering
LEGISLATURE Reading and math bills clear Senate. Here's what other education bills lawmakers are considering. Bills to improve teacher benefits and establish a state Office of Special Education will advance
EDUCATION UNM to begin search for new provost Candidate expected to be selected in May after university president is chosen
EDUCATION Haaland unveils education plan, wins teachers union endorsement Plan focuses on boosting early reading and teacher support
EDUCATION Rio Rancho Public Schools names new superintendent Robert "Robby" Dodd, a Maryland schools administrator, is 2nd person to lead school district in its 31-year history
GOVERNMENT Lawmakers express budgetary unease over universal child care initiative Cabinet secretary faces pushback amid scaled-back revenue estimates
Crime Albuquerque Public Schools bus attendant accused of possessing child rape videos Suspect is accused of having over 70 videos on a messaging app
Featured ‘New Mexico is not a poor state’: Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO, calls for state to rewrite its narrative
Featured Albuquerque Public Schools Yazzie-Martinez students dip in math proficiency, mixed results in literacy
Featured UNM, University of Arizona awarded joint NIH grant to improve addiction treatment, rural health access
Featured APS superintendent's Cabinet looks different this school year. Here's who is in it and who left