‘NewMexicoKidsCAN’ providing back to school toolkit
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New Mexico Is First State to Approve School Turnaround Plans Under the Every Student Succeeds Act. But Will Adult Politics Now Keep the Kids Waiting?
By: NewMexicoKidsCAN Executive Director Amanda Aragon for The 74 Million
Published on: June 5, 2018
On June 5, 2018, The 74 published an op-ed by NewMexicoKidsCAN Executive Director Amanda Aragon regarding the Albuquerque Public Schools turnaround plan and what our next steps mean for ESSA:
Is New Mexico bold enough to show the country what’s possible for public education in the age of ESSA? We’re about to find out — and for the sake of the kids who need us the most, I hope we’re bolder than ever.
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