HB 130 Signed
SANTA FE, N.M. - Just before the 5:00pm signing deadline, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 130 which will ex...
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SB 24 Tabled By House Education Committee
SANTA FE, N.M. - Senate Bill 24: School Reporting on Use of Federal Funds, which would ensure Elementary and Secondary Scho...
New Mexico resets scores while NAEP shows historic decrease
Santa Fe, N.M. - After a tumultuous two years, New Mexico released its first statewide student achievement data since 2019. U...
New Mexico Schools Cleared to Re-Open in Hybrid
Santa Fe, N.M. - During today’s State of the State address, Governor Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico’s public sch...
New Mexico Approved for Pandemic-EBT Program
Santa Fe, N.M. - Approximately 71% of New Mexico students are now eligible to receive benefits via a recently approved applic...
New Report Summarizes Plans for “Learning From Home” for Every New Mexico School District and Charter School
Albuquerque, N.M. - On Tuesday, April 6, NewMexicoKidsCAN will release a new report, “Continuing to Learn” which summar...
New Mexico Schools Will Remain Closed for the Remainder of the Academic Year
Santa Fe, N.M. - New Mexico’s approximately 330,000 students will not be returning to school this academic year according ...
State Assessment Results Reveal Need for Stability & Continuity in New Mexico’s Education System
Today, the New Mexico Public Education Department released results from the 2018-2019 assessment in English Language Arts (EL...
Local nonprofit responds to education funding lawsuit
Albuquerque, N.M. – A state judge ruled today that New Mexico is falling short of delivering its constitutional promise of ...
NM student scores rise across board on PARCC, though most remain behind on reading, math benchmarks
Albuquerque, N.M. - Scores released today show that students across New Mexico posted major gains in math and English langua...
Education advocacy nonprofit responds to school turnaround plans
Albuquerque, N.M. - Today the New Mexico Public Education Department sent its final call for Albuquerque Public Schools to si...