March 2022 - New Mexico Education

‘Nations Report Card’ testing resumes after pandemic pause

New Mexico’s 2019, pre-pandemic NAEP results showed

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Enrollment plunge forces APS budget cuts

Mirroring a national trend, continued enrollment declines

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APS board president sees a bright post-pandemic future

"I think it's important for our constituents

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New charter school facilities law highlights bipartisanship

The time was right in 2022 to

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Governor signs education bills, but not all in public

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed

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During the 2024 New Mexico Legislative Session 777 bills were proposed.Only 54 of those were related to K-12 education and of those, only 24 were debated, leading to five being approved by both chambers. Highlighted failures include HB 39, aimed at complying with the Martinez and Yazzie lawsuit, HB 134 which would have created a Tribal Education Trust Fund, and several other bills that stalled or were not heard, reflecting the challenges in getting educational reforms passed in a legislative session dominated by budget and crime reforms.

A summary of education bills passed during the 2022 session

To explain this year’s pay increases as

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