LAPS Offers K-6+ Program Opportunity June 1-21
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is excited to offer the opportunity for all LAPS students in Kindergarten through 6th grade (K-6) to participate in the K-6+ program being offered this June.
K-6+ is a free extended learning opportunity for all students to attend school in person for 15 extra days June 1-21. Teachers will reinforce core skills, provide hands on learning opportunities and enrichment, or focus on teaching skills that may not have been mastered during the current school year.
“We are happy to be able to offer extended learning time for our students. We look forward to providing Read More
List Of Unaccounted-For New Mexico Students 2,522
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and its partners are searching for the final and hardest-to-reach students after months of work to determine that all New Mexico students are safe and receiving education services despite the pandemic.
As of this week, about 2,500 names remained on a list once numbering more than 12,000 of students who were enrolled in public schools last spring but not this fall and were therefore feared to be outside the educational system.
A cross-agency team has been whittling the list since November by working with districts, cross-referencing Read More
Heinrich: Plant 1.2 Billion Trees On National Forests
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate to introduce the Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act, known as the REPLANT Act, to help the U.S. Forest Service plant 1.2 billion trees on national forests and create nearly 49,000 jobs over the next 10 years.
From destructive wildfires to invasive pests and disease, national forests across the country are in desperate need of reforestation efforts. The demand for reforestation Read More
State Traffic Report: March 22 Through April 2
NMDOT News:
NMDOT asks all motorists to reduce speed, obey all posted traffic signs, use caution, and watch for heavy equipment and construction personnel in all work zones.
NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones in effect.
Interstate:
I-40, mile marker 8.200 – 131.00, west of Gallup to To’hajiilee
J-H Supply (Contractor) has resumed installation of new metal guardrail. Replacement and upgrade is necessary to bring roadside barriers to new standards. The contractor will complete all installations in Cibola County on Wednesday, March Read More
New Mexico Department Of Health Announces One Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In State
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is pleased to announce that New Mexico has administered more than one million doses of COVID vaccine.
According to the CDC, New Mexico remains first in the nation in two important categories: vaccine administration by population and efficiency in distribution (percentage of doses used). As of today, 37.4% of New Mexicans 16+ have received at least a first shot, and 22.4% are fully vaccinated.
“We’ve made extraordinary progress in a very short time – and we intend to keep going,” NMDOH Cabinet Secretary Tracie Collins Read More
Progress Now New Mexico On Abuse In Legislature
From Progress Now New Mexico:
During the New Mexico Senate floor session tonight, the entire chamber, members of the media, and the public were witness to a disturbing display of a male senator verbally abusing Sen. Pro Tem Mimi Stewart, sponsor of the bill up for debate. Watch the video here.
While media sources focus on the “turmoil” between senators during last night’s debate, it is imperative that we recognize what was really happening: a culmination of not just weeks of abuse of women by their male colleagues, but years of systematic misogyny that is built into the systems of power that the Read More
Twelve LAHS Seniors Named National Merit Finalists
The 12 Los Alamos High School Senior finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Awards in order from top left, Maximilian Corliss, Filippo Delzanno, Karin Ebey, Mirabelle Gerts, Shena Han, Anthony Lestone, Griffin Light, Aidan McCleskey, Konstantin Nelson, Audrey Nolen, Isaac Ortega and Andrew West. Screenshot/LAHS
LAHS News:
Twelve Los Alamos High School seniors have been named finalists in the 2021 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards.
Approximately 7,500 National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from the group of more than 15,000 Finalists. Merit Scholar Read More
Democratic Party Of New Mexico Launches Online Special Election Information Hub To Inform On CD1 Special Election
DPNM News:American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Responds To New CDC Distancing Guidelines Issued Today
Citing new research, the CDC announced today that 3-feet of distance among students is sufficient in the classroom so long as masks and other safety steps are taken to prevent COVID-19 spread. Courtesy/freepik.com
AFT-NM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“We, like all New Mexicans, want to see students and educators return to classrooms as soon as possible, but today’s physical distancing guideline revisions by the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) should give all students, parents and educators Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 226 New Cases, Total 189,374 With 5 New Death And 170,799 Patients Recovered
Los Alamos County reports no new cases today so the total remains at 493 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
Today’s update includes 5 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 84 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 41 new
New Mexico [External Sources]
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- New Mexico film industry bounces back following strikes - KOB 4
- New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico - Santa Fe New Mexican
- TOP OF MIND: Should New Mexico's congressional delegation support a pathway for statehood for Puerto Rico? - Albuquerque Journal
- New Mexico Democratic primary heats up with many incumbents facing challengers - Yahoo! Voices
- New Mexico Democratic primary heats up with many incumbents facing challengers - KRQE News 13
