New Mexico
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in New Mexico
Budget & Finance
New Mexico School Finance Ruling Throws Wrench Into Gubernatorial Race
New Mexico is one of many states this year where candidates for state office are at odds over how the state should provide schools with more money.
Law & Courts
Student Hackings Highlight Weak K-12 Cybersecurity
Districts in multiple states criticized for being "overzealous" in pursuing felony charges against students who breached school networks in order to change grades.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Partnering to Reduce Achievement Gaps in New Mexico
A school leader outlines how research findings on reducing achievement gaps are reflected in practice at her New Mexico school.
Privacy & Security
Dozens of New Mexico Students Changed Their Grades Using a Teacher's Account
How can districts keep administrators' passwords protected?
Science
New Mexico To Count Computer Science as Graduation Requirement
The state's education secretary says the move will help ensure students' preparedness for the "21st century marketplace."
School Choice & Charters
New Mexico's Largest Cyber Charter School Loses Appeal to Stay Open
New Mexico Connections received two years of F grades on the state's accountability system and failed to live up its potential, the state's chief school official says.
School & District Management
New Mexico Earns a D on State Report Card, Ranks 50th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Education
States Dependent on Natural Resources Face Tricky Path on K-12 Revenue
Governors in several natural resource-dependent states said recently they will have to continue to cut public education funding because prices for oil and coal have not rebounded.
College & Workforce Readiness
New Graduation Requirement in New Mexico? College Application or Training
A bill in the New Mexico legislature would add a new high school graduation requirement for students: They'd have to have a plan to go to college or enroll in a training program.
School Choice & Charters
F-Rated Cyber Charter Loses Renewal Bid, But That Doesn't Mean It Will Close
In New Mexico, a new report finds widespread academic and financial problems among the state's three cyber charter schools, issues that closely mirror the niche schooling sector in other states.
Teaching Profession
In New Mexico, Teachers Are 'Leading From Within' the State Ed. Department
Chiefs for Changes highlights New Mexico's teacher leadership system as an example of giving teachers a seat at the policymaking table.
Every Student Succeeds Act
What's Next for This State's Tough Teacher Evaluation System?
A higher percentage of teachers come up short in New Mexico than in many other states—but that could change.
Teaching Profession
Teachers Get an Invite to Policy Table in N.M.
After some contentious debates over its tough teacher-evaluation system, New Mexico is reaching out with new initiatives aimed at incorporating teachers’ input on education decisions made at the state level.
Science
Climate Change, Evolution Cause Curriculum Dust-Up in N.M.
Amid intense pushback, state officials abandoned draft language in its science standards that did not reflect the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change and evolution.