New Mexico
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in New Mexico
College & Workforce Readiness
Video
From the Pueblo to College: The Journey of Two Rural Students, Chapter 3: ‘A home to come back to’
Rural students don’t go to college in the same numbers that their urban or suburban peers do. And for rural students of color whose families or communities are of limited means, the numbers are even lower. But there are many success stories—and Education Week wanted to tell one.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
From the Pueblo to College: The Journey of Two Rural Students
What does it take for rural students to succeed academically? This three-part video series follows two Native American students as they transition from high school to higher education and explores what their decisions mean for their families and their Jemez Pueblo community.
Assessment
New Mexico Ranks Last in Nation on Quality Counts Annual Report Card
The state, which earned a D, was at the bottom on socioeconomic factors that can affect the educational environment, but earned a B-plus on how equitably it spends its K-12 dollars.
Standards & Accountability
The Ball Is in Betsy DeVos' Court as States Seek to Revise ESSA Plans
Will the education department let a state go in an entirely new direction, as long as what it is proposing to do is still kosher under the law?
Education Funding
Which States Are Poised to Tackle Outdated K-12 Funding Formulas?
Buoyed by budget surpluses and prodded by teacher activism and legal challenges, legislators and governors are gearing up to tackle long-outdated K-12 funding formulas.
Education
Meet the Team Tasked With Overhauling New Mexico's Accountability System
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham named education professors Karen Trujillo as secretary of public education and picked Pedro Noguera as a special education advisor.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in New Mexico
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Assessment
New Setback for PARCC as Another State Abandons Test
New Mexico’s defection from the PARCC test set off another round of speculation that the exam will become extinct, but PARCC’s overseers have other plans.
States
Midterms Could Mean Big Changes for State ESSA Plans: Which Races to Watch
Newly elected governors and state chiefs may seek big changes to their states' plan to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Teaching Profession
These Six Teacher-Evaluation Systems Have Gotten Results, Analysis Says
Teacher-evaluation reforms in places like New Mexico, Tennessee, Denver, and the District of Columbia have paid off, says the National Council on Teacher Quality.
English Learners
Dual-Language Learning: How Schools Can Ensure It's for All Students
In this third installment on the growth in dual-language learning, one expert says broad access to programs is important, but that students need an early start to reap the benefits.
Families & the Community
The Four-Day School Week Debate (Video)
Education Week Correspondent Kavitha Cardoza visited the Cobre Consolidated School District in New Mexico, which made the change to a shortened school week just before the state declared a moratorium on the practice.
School & District Management
Video
To Save Money, School Districts Move to Four-Day Week
The Cobre Consolidated School District in New Mexico made the change to a four-day week just before a state moratorium on the practice.
College & Workforce Readiness
Making It Easier to Get Advanced Placement Credit for College
New Mexico has become the latest state to simplify the maze of conflicting policies that students confront when they try to get college credit for Advanced Placement courses.