Education Reform /tags/education-reform Education Reform en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:17:42 GMT Legislature passes educational bills but not all made the cut /local-news/2024-02-15/legislature-passes-educational-bills-but-not-all-made-the-cut The New Mexico Legislature passed several education bills in the session that ended Thursday, but not all reforms passed. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:17:42 GMT /local-news/2024-02-15/legislature-passes-educational-bills-but-not-all-made-the-cut Jeanette DeDios Education committee members suggest lawmakers reconsider policies on suspensions and expulsions for special education students /local-news/2023-12-15/education-committee-members-suggest-lawmakers-reconsider-policies-on-suspensions-and-expulsions-for-special-education-students Members of the Legislative Education Study Committee told lawmakers this week they should take a closer look at suspension and expulsion rates for special education students, especially in light of huge increases in behavioral health issues. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 22:46:04 GMT /local-news/2023-12-15/education-committee-members-suggest-lawmakers-reconsider-policies-on-suspensions-and-expulsions-for-special-education-students Taylor Velazquez WED: Former New Mexico spaceport CFO alleges fraud and retaliation, + More /kunm-news-update/2022-01-05/wed-overdue-education-plan-frustrates-tribal-leaders-proposal-for-free-masks-and-test-kits-more The former chief financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that he was forced to resign after raising concerns about financial malfeasance that he said cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:20:02 GMT /kunm-news-update/2022-01-05/wed-overdue-education-plan-frustrates-tribal-leaders-proposal-for-free-masks-and-test-kits-more 91°µÍø News Testing Walkout Gains Momentum /local-news/2015-03-02/testing-walkout-gains-momentum More than a thousand students walked out of their classrooms across New Mexico on Monday in protest of a new standardized test. Many of the students said… Tue, 03 Mar 2015 02:21:51 GMT /local-news/2015-03-02/testing-walkout-gains-momentum Third Grade Retention Hits Snag In State Senate /local-news/2015-02-20/third-grade-retention-hits-snag-in-state-senate The Senate Public Affairs Committee rejected legislation this week to hold back third-graders who do not perform well on a standardized reading test. The… Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:38:15 GMT /local-news/2015-02-20/third-grade-retention-hits-snag-in-state-senate Governor Unveils Education Reform Ideas /local-news/2015-01-20/governor-unveils-education-reform-ideas Governor Susana Martinez has made education central to her agenda for this year’s legislative session. Martinez said Tuesday in her State of the State… Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:07:39 GMT /local-news/2015-01-20/governor-unveils-education-reform-ideas