Lindsay Stomp recalls logging into the first session of her German-language class at La Cueva High School during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stomp, now a senior, said she saw teacher Cathy […]
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APS provides update on bills the district is watching
New Mexico legislators are working on bills that will have an impact on education in general and Albuquerque Public Schools in particular, Superintendent Scott Elder says. “The Roundhouse can feel […]
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After months of searching, APS school board hires a familiar face to lead the district
School board members have selected Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey as the next superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools. Her selection, by a unanimous vote, was announced at a press conference this […]
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After 10 hours of deliberations, superintendent vote pushed to next week
Albuquerque will have to wait until next week to find out who will be running its public schools. The board’s executive session lasted more than 10 hours on Wednesday before […]
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Superintendent finalists meet with APS employees and community members
A total ban on students’ mobile phones is not coming to Albuquerque Public Schools. The two finalists for the district’s superintendent position ruled out such a move during a public […]
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Superintendent finalists make pitch to students
The process of selecting a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Scott Elder is nearing its end, with finalists Dr. Thomas Ahart and Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey fielding questions from Albuquerque Public […]
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New data shows a quarter of NM kids in poverty
Lowering New Mexico’s chronic childhood poverty rate continues to be a hard nut to crack, but advocates see some promise in new data and public policy initiatives. The annual “Kids […]
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And then there were two
Albuquerque Public Schools announced today that one of the three superintendent finalists chosen by the Board of Education last week, has withdrawn from the search. Mason Bellamy, who currently serves […]
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APS narrows superintendent search to three
After about three hours of second-round virtual interviews, in an executive session that began shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday and ended at about 1:45 p.m., the APS Board of Education […]
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Former parent donates $1 million to Bosque School
Parents and students beware: local schools may soon be scheduling more parent-teacher conferences. That’s because at least one of those meetings turned into a lifelong love of the school and […]