By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has adopted a new rule mandating that school calendars consist of at least 180 days, with top state officials saying Thursday that the goal is to get students more learning time in the classroom and improve academic outcomes. Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero […]
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New Mexico group to join White House in tackling hunger, homelessness on campus
A New Mexico group has been tabbed to help the White House in its efforts to address hunger and homelessness. Across the state, college students are not immune to those conditions and neither are faculty or staff. A survey released last year by the New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium found that 17% of students and […]
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What to Expect: APS board to tackle budget decrease for next school year
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education will discuss the expected budget decrease for fiscal year 2024-2025 at its regular meeting Wednesday night. The district’s budget office is projecting that the budget will drop about 12.3% to $1.9 billion from $2.167 billion for the current fiscal year. Superintendent Scott Elder said that the decrease is […]
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The epitome of Albuquerque: travel edition
The epitome of Albuquerque will be a recurring City Desk ABQ feature every Friday where we highlight interesting data about our city and surrounding areas.
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Future teachers featured
The present and future of education in New Mexico met up this week at the Downtown Embassy Suites. The ninth Educators Rising State Conference brought together hundreds of students who are either considering becoming educators or have already committed to that path, along with their advisers, known as teacher leaders, from across the state. The […]
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Focused on the future
Albuquerque’s workforce of the future will include all sorts of jobs. Leaders at the local school district are planning to fill them by having students graduate ready to work, go on to advanced training or begin postsecondary education. Tori Shauger was hired last year as Albuquerque Public Schools’ Director of Career Connected Learning. She said […]
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APS ready for new graduation requirements
New high school graduation requirements aren’t set in stone yet — the Public Education Department still has to finalize them — but districts are getting ready. Superintendent Scott Elder says Albuquerque Public Schools will be ready when the new rules kick in and that the district already meets a key threshold, with more minimum credits […]
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New APS program to offer courses in drones, sustainable farming, clean energy
Students in four Westside schools could soon be learning to fly drones and build a more sustainable future for the rest of us. Beginning next year, four schools in the Rio Grande High School feeder group – Los Padillas Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Polk Middle School, and Rio Grande High School – will begin offering […]
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Board members discuss APS budget with public
School board members Monday evening hosted the first of two “community conversations” intended to gather public input for Albuquerque Public Schools’ next spending plan. The Board of Education is expected to approve a fiscal year 2024-2025 budget in early June, then present it to the New Mexico Public Education Department. The new budget will go […]
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Women in STEM awards open for applications
It’s time again for female educators and researchers at the University of New Mexico to tout their research ideas. And bring in some cash to make them happen. Applications are being accepted now through May 14 for the Advance at UNM 2024 Women In STEM awards. Recipients will receive $3,000 to $15,000 to support their […]