News Archives - Page 15 of 18 - New Mexico Education

HomeNews (Page 15)

Changemakers is a nine-month fellowship where participants attend five, half-day education learning experiences; one out-of-state trip in the spring to visit high-performing school systems; and at least one school district board meeting in New Mexico. The 2022-23 class graduated 29 fellows from the program who all said they found hope for the future of education through the program.

Community Leaders Graduate from Changemakers Education Fellowship

On May 8, Secretary Arsenio Romero announced his new leadership team at the Public Education Department. Seana Flanagan is the new PED Managing Director; Gregory Frostad is Assistant Secretary of Policy and Research; Amanda DeBell is Deputy Secretary of Teaching, Learning and Innovation; KatieAnn Juanico is Assistant Secretary of Indian Education; Candice Castillo is taking the role of Deputy Secretary of Identity, Equity and Transformation.

New Mexico’s New Education Leadership Team

This small, portable badge will be used by school staff to alert for assistance in the event of an emergency at any APS school.

APS Teachers to Wear Crisis Alert Badges

Albuquerque Public Schools will be starting later than originally expected for the 2023-2024 school year after a joint taskforce of APS administrators and teachers reviewed the impact of school start time on student mental health and productivity.

APS Adjusts School Times, Middle and High Schools to Start Later

The 2023 legislative session came to an end with a total of 71 bills being introduced with the specific intentions of changing education in New Mexico. Of all these bills, 18 became law, 49 bills died, and four were vetoed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

A View of the 2023 Legislative Session: All Proposed Education Bills

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 View of the 2023 Legislative Session: Education Bills that Died

A View of the 2023 Legislative Session: Education Bills that Became Law

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham exercised her power on April 7 to veto a bill that would have loosened requirements for New Mexico’s students to graduate.

Bill Reducing Graduation Requirements Vetoed