Education

High School Graduation Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk

The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A bill that would change New Mexico high school graduation requirements for the first time in about 15 years is on its way to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham — the first nonprocedural piece of legislation in this year’s 30-day session to reach her desk.

A spokeswoman for Lujan Grisham said her office is “supportive” of House Bill 171, which means it’s likely to be signed into law and become effective for high school freshman who start in 2025.

Spokeswoman Maddy Hayden wrote in an email the Governor’s Office worked on the Read More

St. John’s College Launches Online Bookshelf

SJC News:

SANTA FE — St. John’s College, the third-oldest college in the country, with campuses in Santa Fe and Annapolis, Maryland, and known for its distinctive Great Books curriculum, has launched BooksbyJohnnies.com, an online bookshelf featuring more than 1,000 works from faculty and alumni.

The collection includes Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalists, Academy Award and Emmy Award winners, Guggenheim fellows and New York Times best-sellers.

The website features a number of works by New Mexican-based authors, including past St. John’s College Santa Fe President John Read More

Eight Teachers At Los Alamos Public Schools Now NBCT!

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced that eight of its teachers are now National Board Certified Teachers!

Victoria Daley, Jill Gross, Megan Lee, Erin Manzanares and David Parsons are new NBCTs, while Margo Batha, Louise Foliot and Whitney Pomeroy renewed their certification as NBCTs.

They are among 70 New Mexico teachers who received their National Board Certification and 124 teachers who are recertified. LAPS has 30 NBCTs on staff.

“Earning the National Board Certification is an outstanding accomplishment,” Superintendent Jennifer Guy said. “It requires a great Read More

Pinon School To Close Today Due To Power Outage

LAPS News:

Pinon Elementary School will have to close today due to an unexpected power outage.

The county expects the outage to last 4-5 hours.

All parents should pick up students at Pinon as soon possible.

No other schools are affected and will have a regular school day. Read More

LAHS Students Attend AP Day At The Roundhouse

Los Alamos High School students and staff pose outside of the Roundhouse with LAPS administrators and College Board staff for AP Day at the Legislature. Courtesy/LAPS

LAHS students met with Rep. Brian Baca to discuss the benefits of AP classes. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Twenty-six Los Alamos High School students, along with teachers Jon Frost, Catherine Puranananda and Alison Renner, and LAHS administrators Renee Dunwoody, Ryan Finn and Suzanne Montoya, were guests of Sen. Leo Jaramillo at the 2024 Legislature for AP Day Wednesday.

Los Alamos Public Schools was named the 2023 AP Small District Read More

Robinson: Vocational Education Bill Off And Running

By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Trades, especially the construction trades, have been saying for years that they need more workers. Community colleges and unions are doing their best to make that happen, but funding is up and down.

A bill that easily passed the House last week would stabilize funding for apprentice and training programs in the state.

It lines up with the widespread public realization that college is not for everybody and legislative intentions to boost vocational education. Last month the combined House and Senate education committees prioritized Read More

Op-Ed: Our System Of Public Higher Education Cannot Wait Another Twenty Years For Action

By SATYA WITT
Principal Lecturer at UNM Albuquerque
Member of United Academics of UNM

Higher education in New Mexico is in state of crisis. Despite experiencing a boom in student enrollment, thanks to transformative opportunities like the Opportunity Scholarship, our growing student populations have fewer faculty to teach them because significant numbers of faculty are leaving higher education for better paying positions.

House Memorial 32 seeks to find a solution to this crisis, and requests that the Higher Education Department, in collaboration with the Legislative Finance Committee Read More

New Graduation Requirements Move Forward, Despite Dispute Over Financial Literacy

Rep. Andrés Romero, D-Albuquerque

By MARGARET O’HARA
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A new set of high school graduation requirements won approval Monday from the Senate Education Committee — but not without disagreement over whether the state should require students to take financial literacy courses.

Sponsored by Rep. Andrés Romero, D-Albuquerque, and Rep. Ryan Lane, R-Aztec, House Bill 171 is designed to maximize student choice where possible, in hopes of alleviating the state’s high rates of chronic absenteeism.

But under the current version of the bill, that level of choice also means Read More

LACF & UWNNM Offer Free Nonprofit Board Member Training

Workshop Presenter Linley Daly

LACF News:

Board members of nonprofits serving Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties are encouraged to attend one of three brief and engaging workshops on Purpose Driven Board Leadership.

Co-sponsored by the Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) and United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM), the sessions will be repeated in Española, Los Alamos and online during the last part of February.

Advance registration is required. Lunch will be provided at the in-person sessions.

Led by BoardSource Certified Governance Consultant Linley Daly, participants will learn Read More

Los Alamos High School Graduate Rebecca Ringle Kamarei To Perform With New Mexico Philharmonic In Popejoy Hall

Rebecca Ringle Kamarei

COMMUNITY News:

Opera singer and 1998 Los Alamos High School graduate Rebecca Ringle Kamarei will perform as Alto Soloist in Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony with the New Mexico Philharmonic Feb. 17 at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque.

Ringle Kamarei, a former student of Los Alamos musicians Candace Magner and Joe Cox, has performed with orchestras, festivals and opera companies around the world.

For 14 consecutive seasons, she was a soloist at the Metropolitan Opera, with performances including Wagner’s Die Walküre, Nico Muhly’s Marnie and Kevin Puts’ The Hours. She Read More

Highlights From Jan. 25 School Board Meeting

The School Board during its Jan. 25 meeting recognized LAHS junior Michael Bane on being awarded the Cadet Wings scholarship. Bane also recently received the Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award and earned the rank of Cadet 2nd Lieutenant. School Board President Antonio Jaurigue holds the microphone. Courtesy/LAPS

Aspen Principal Liz Janusz and Assistant Principal Shannon Trujillo present programs put in place to address the district’s goals of academic success, social emotional well-being and civic responsibility. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Read More

Students Speak Up At 2024 STEAM Day At The Legislature

LANL Foundation News:

SANTA FE — Hundreds of students flocked to the Roundhouse Thursday to advocate for STEAM education across New Mexico at this year’s STEAM Day at the Legislature, hosted by LANL Foundation.

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education is a vital part of getting our state ready for the future. Every student in New Mexico should have access to STEAM education so they can developthe knowledge, skills, and practices demanded by the 21st Century.

Student speakers joined legislators Rep. Susan Herrera, Rep. Joseph Sanchez, and Sen. Leo Jaramillo Read More

Online Lecture With Author Nick Pappas On Tragic Story Of Historic Mining Disaster Noon-1PM Feb. 7

NMDCA News:

In October 1913, 261 miners and two rescuers died when a massive explosion ripped through a mine operated by Phelps, Dodge & Company in Dawson, New Mexico. Ten years later, a second blast claimed the lives of another 120 miners.

Today, all that remains is a cemetery marked by a sea of white iron crosses memorializing the nearly four hundred miners killed in the two explosions — and a vibrant community that still gathers by the hundreds every other Labor Day weekend for a picnic reunion on the old townsite, long after the town was no more.

The community is invited to join Pappas for an Read More

SFCC Library Announces Manny Loley As Next Speaker In Writing Generation Series

Manny Lopez, Ph.D., Diné storyteller. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Library announces Diné storyteller Manny Loley, Ph.D., will be the next speaker in The Writing Generation Series with an online reading at 6 p.m. Feb. 21 and a follow-up creative session at 6 p.m. Feb. 28.

The series is being produced through a collaborative partnership with  SFCC’s Creative Writing program and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) undergraduate Creative Writing Program.

This free online series is open to the public and consists of two types of events: Read More

Department Of Public Utilities Seeks Future Leaders

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is conducting an essay contest for high school students as part of an effort organized by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS).

A local student may receive sponsorship to attend a summer leadership camp and scholarship program in Idaho called the ICUA Youth Rally.

UAMPS will select four students from among its member organizations to send to the rally. Each one will also receive a $500 scholarship for college. DPU is a member of UAMPS so high school sophomores and juniors whose parents or guardians are customers of DPU Read More

Scenes From FLOW Workshop At Los Alamos Teen Center

Leaders from the Climate Citizens Lobby New Mexico state chapter and Los Alamos High School Eco Club host a beginning climate advocacy FLOW workshop for teens recently at Los Alamos Teen Center. Presenters include LAHS Eco Club Co-Presidents Charlotte Butcher and Arianne Terrones and CCL leaders Bill Barron and Sara Mason. Courtesy/Charlotte Butcher

Scene from the beginning climate advocacy FLOW workshop for teens held recently at Los Alamos Teen Center. Courtesy/Charlotte Butcher

Scene from the beginning climate advocacy FLOW workshop for teens held recently at Los Alamos Teen Center.  Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Accepting Nominations For 2024 NMSBA Excellence In Student Achievement Award

2023 Excellence in Student Achievement Award recipients are teachers Jacqueline Griego and Courtney Smith. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

It’s time again for the community to submit nominations from the community for the New Mexico School Board Association’s (NMSBA) Excellence in Student Achievement Award.

The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) will accept nominations through Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

This statewide award program, sponsored by NMSBA and presented by local school boards in New Mexico, seeks to promote student achievement and assist local school boards in recognizing school Read More

Mikey Aslam Scholarship Application Deadline Is Sunday

The Mikey Aslam Scholarship is due Sunday. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

C’YA News:

LAHS Seniors, applications for the Mikey Aslam Scholarship are due this Sunday and can be submitted by email.

The requirements are easy and can be found in the scholarship packet or requested by contacting C’YA at cya.org@att.net.

Requirements include:

  • Applicant has done one of the following; community service, involved in church related activities or has been a member of Scouting.
  • Write a one-page letter to the committee that includes an explanation of your educational plans, goals for the future and how
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Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation To Promote Biliteracy And Bilingualism In High Schools In New Mexico

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) to introduce the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act, legislation that would provide federal grants to states to create Seal of Biliteracy programs that encourage and recognize high school students who achieve proficiency in at least two languages.   

“In New Mexico, we value our diversity as one of our greatest strengths. Bilingualism is baked into our state’s constitution,” Heinrich said. “We were the first Read More

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