A Decade of Last Place: New Mexico Ranks 50th in Education
The 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book ranks New Mexico 50th in education for the 10th consecutive year, with an education Index Score...
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New Mexico Lawmakers Pass Major Literacy and Math Reforms
SANTA FE, N.M - In the final days of the 2026 New Mexico Legislative Session, lawmakers passed two major bipartisan education...
Nation’s Report Card Shows Record Declines; Local Leadership Can Drive Change
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Yesterday, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released results from the 2024 assessme...
House Lawmakers Kill Critical Literacy Bill, Leaving New Mexico’s Literacy Crisis Unresolved
Despite overwhelming public support and urgent need, the House Education Committee tabled SB 242, a bill that would have stre...
Despite Strong Legislative Support, Future of Senate Bill 242 Remains in Limbo
SANTA FE, N.M– After two unanimous committee approvals in the Senate and an overwhelming floor vote in its favor, the futur...
New Mexico Ranks Dead Last Again on National Assessment of Educational Progress
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - This morning, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released results from the 2024 readi...
New Mexico Public Education Department Releases Graduation Rates for the Class of 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The New Mexico Public Education Department recently released graduation rates for the Class of 2023. The ...
New Mexico Public Education Department to Require 180 Instructional Days
SANTA FE, N.M. - Today, the New Mexico Public Education Department announced that it will submit revisions to Rule 6.10.5 NMA...
Durán-Blakey Named APS Superintendent
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - This morning, the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education announced that Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey ...
NewMexicoKidsCAN Opposes Senate Joint Resolution 9
SANTA FE, N.M. - During Friday’s Senate Education Committee meeting, New Mexico legislators voted to advance Senate Joint ...
Governor Lujan Grisham Calls to “Double Down” and “Supercharge” Literacy Efforts
SANTA FE, N.M. - In today’s 2024 State of the State Address New Mexico Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham highlighted severa...
New Mexico Vistas Release
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Public Education Department has re-launched New Mexico Vistas, the state's school accountabi...