New Mexico
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in New Mexico
States
Gov. Richardson Notches Latest Political Win
New Mexico voters have given Gov. Bill Richardson more power over public education than any of his predecessors enjoyed, and the money he says he needs to pay for his school reforms.
School & District Management
N.M. Governor Signs Package Of School Reform Bills
Schools in New Mexico face significant changes as a result of sweeping legislation that has been signed by Gov. Bill Richardson after passing the legislature with bipartisan support.
Teaching Profession
Collective Bargaining Gets New Life in New Mexico
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, fulfilling a campaign promise, signed a bill this month that restores collective bargaining rights to teachers and other public employees.
School Climate & Safety
Bathroom Blues
School restrooms are often dirty, dank, and depressing. But a lone crusader is proving that they don't have to be.
School & District Management
Training Sessions Help Urban School Boards Lead Change
Through his Center for Reform of School Systems in Houston, Donald R. McAdams is trying to get school boards to look beyond their districts' immediate concerns and see a bigger picture.
Science
N.M. Board Scrambles To Avoid Kansas Comparisons
Leaders of the New Mexico school board don't want to be compared to Kansas anymore.
Education
Legislative Update
The following is a summary of the fiscal 2000 state budgets for schools and highlights of education-related action in legislatures. The totals for K-12 education include money for state education administration, but do not include federal, flow-through dollars.
School Choice & Charters
News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
N.M. Legislature Rejects Governor's Voucher Plan
New Mexico lawmakers handed a resounding defeat last week to Gov. Gary E. Johnson's plan to provide low-income children with vouchers worth roughly $3,000 to attend any public, private, or religious school in the state.
Early Childhood
Head Start Works, But It Could Be Better, Research Shows
Head Start is effectively preparing young children for kindergarten, a federally funded study of the program concludes. But there also are areas where improvement is needed in the 34-year-old preschool program for low-income children, the research shows.
School Choice & Charters
N.M. Governor Digs In His Heels on Vouchers
New Mexico's Democratic-led legislature and Republican governor are headed for a showdown. And the battle--which centers on private school vouchers--may throw New Mexico's schools into limbo.
Education
The World is Their Teacher
Few of the children at A:shiwi Elementary School on this remote American Indian reservation have set foot outside their home state. But in mind and spirit, they've traveled all over the world.
Education
The Importance of 'Critical Friends': Reform Effort Gets Teachers Talking
Rio Rancho, N.M.
Though the children have gone home for the day, the teachers gathered in a portable classroom at Puesta Del Sol Elementary School here have lots of hard work ahead of them.
Though the children have gone home for the day, the teachers gathered in a portable classroom at Puesta Del Sol Elementary School here have lots of hard work ahead of them.