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Judge won’t force New Mexico to send children back to school

SANTA FE – New Mexico health and school officials can continue to restrict in-person learning for the vast majority of young children based on countywide coronavirus outbreaks after a federa...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico names leader of Native American education reform

SANTA FE – Former Navajo Nation legislative staff member LaShawna Tso has been selected to lead New Mexico’s Indian Education division. The announcement by the Public Education De...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Remote schooling forces child welfare agencies to adapt

SANTA FE – Child welfare monitoring and enforcement have been challenged by the coronavirus pandemic as teachers – the backbone of the abuse and neglect reporting system – are separated from...

DATE: Oct 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Schools allege overreach by New Mexico education secretary

SANTA FE – A coalition of school districts is challenging the authority of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s education secretary to drastically limit in-person instruction, dictate CO...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico offers scholarships for advanced teacher training

SANTA FE – State officials say they’re making money available to mid-level public school teachers to cover the cost of continuing education certifications that can lead to a significant sala...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Strict rules keep business out of N.M. loan program

SANTA FE – Only about $20 million of a $400 million loan program for New Mexico small businesses hit by the pandemic has been approved to send out since the program began in August, accordin...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Enrollment drop could hurt funding for New Mexico schools

SANTA FE – Members of the Legislative Education Study Committee heard pleas Wednesday to keep up school funding, even if enrollment is dropping because of the pandemic. School fun...

DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Enrollment drop could hurt funding for New Mexico schools

SANTA FE – Education advocates are urging New Mexico lawmakers to take action during the next legislative session to preserve school budgets amid a drop in enrollment attributed to the coron...

DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico agency to provide more help for child care access

SANTA FE – The state agency in charge of child care has amended rules to allow eligible parents who work or study remotely to receive assistance with child care costs. The Early C...

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More Navajo Nation schools could reopen as virus wanes

SANTA FE – Colton Holian’s dog didn’t eat his homework, the Wi-Fi did. “Half of my assignments go but the other half don’t,” said Colton, 13, who has been virtually attending Nava...

DATE: Sep 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico education officials report five coronavirus cases

SANTA FE – The Public Education Department has begun reporting cases of COVID-19 linked to schools. Five cases were reported Tuesday, including at least one student in Colfax Coun...

DATE: Sep 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Free lunches continue for New Mexico students

SANTA FE – Funding for summer meal programs for children in New Mexico will be extended for the foreseeable future, state officials said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ap...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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