EDUCATION APS board unanimously agrees to renew superintendent's contract Gabriella Blakey can lead New Mexico's largest district until at least June 2030
NEWS APS reports drops in eighth grade math, improvement in sixth and seventh grades District must make significant gains to meet end-of-year goals
EDUCATION APS police to monitor campuses via city's real-time surveillance system Officer will watch live feeds from cameras and drones at city's Real Time Crime Center
EDUCATION APS reports gains across the board in early reading Students identified in Yazzie-Martinez case continue to lag behind others
EDUCATION APS staff report burnout, heavy workloads in union survey Administrative issues and poor student behavior top concerns
COURTS Trial for former House majority leader reset for August Judge writes that delay could provide time to negotiate a plea deal with Sheryl Williams Stapleton
EDUCATION New Mexico's high school graduation rate climbs to highest number in over a decade State still ranks among the bottom nationwide despite gains
EDUCATION Corrales K-8 principal placed on leave pending investigation Alvaro Ramazzini was placed on leave Feb. 6, but Albuquerque Public Schools has declined to provide details
MEDIA New Mexico PBS names new general manager and CEO Phil Hoffman will lead the station beginning April 1
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
EDUCATION APS weighs later start for 2027-28 school year Students, families and staff can weigh in through Feb. 20
PREP WRESTLING Albuquerque Metro Championships start this weekend, with some new faces Roster features schools such as Valencia, Bernalillo and others that have never competed at metros
EDUCATION Students, parents and staff divided on APS clear backpack policy, survey shows Students reject clear backpacks, while parents and staff split, survey finds
NEWS Hundreds of Albuquerque students walk out of schools in protest of Trump, ICE APS says rallies took place at several campuses
NEWS Dozens of clear backpacks fall apart days after APS requires them at six schools Spokesperson says the district is looking into alternative vendors for new backpacks
NEWS Clear backpacks now required at six APS middle schools Albuquerque Public Schools spent $90,000 on 7,000 transparent backpacks for middle schools in an effort to keep weapons off campus and out of classrooms
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 'Charlie fund': Lawsuit alleges former Volcano Vista administrator made up benefactor for personal gain District accused former administrator of stealing $14,600 in student fees
Featured One word at a time: ABQ Reads seeks volunteers to help increase literacy rates among young readers
Featured New APS superintendent not too cool for school: Durán Blakey urges APS leaders to 'be bold', reject 'status quo'
Featured 'I'll see you next year': Now all APS elementary schools will offer both art and music classes
Enterprise APS has finally installed new crisis alert systems in most of its schools, after the process was delayed partly by concerns about the devices.
