Education

New Mexico Higher Education Department Prioritizes Student Mental Health With $1 Million State Investment 

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Indian Education Department Director Nathan Moquino

HED News:

…20 programs to receive $50,000 grants to expand services and outreach 

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Higher Education Department has announced that it will award $1 million to establish and expand mental health services for students on college campuses across the state via funding approved by Gov. Lujan Grisham.

The Department is awarding $50,000 grants to 20 programs across 14 college and university campuses throughout New Mexico as part of its Mental and Behavioral Health Grant Initiative. The funds will be used to expand

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Kiwanis: Los Alamos Robotics Club Draws National Attention

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LAHS Robotics Club members Clark Noenincks, left, and Minhtet Htoon speak July 5 at Kiwanis Club. Courtesy/Kiwanis

LAHS Robotics Club Member Andy Erickson speaks July 5 at the Kiwanis Club meeting. Courtesy/Kiwanis

By BROOKE DAVIS
KIWANIS Club of Los Alamos

Four members of the Los Alamos High School Robotics Club – Andy Erickson, Clark Noenincks, Minhtet Htoon and Jim TenCate – spoke July 5 to the Kiwanis Club. They described an intense program of learning and hands-on work that led to state and national success this year.

Erickson said that this was the second year in a row that the Los Alamos Read More

Los Alamos School Board Retreat: Wednesday July 20

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LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board Retreat is scheduled noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 in the Administration Offices, School Board Room at 2101 Trinity Dr. Suite V.

This Meeting is open to the public but will not be on Zoom.

Agenda Items:

  • Strategic Planning Revisions
  • Leased Facilities Plan Revisions
  • Presentation outline
  • Superintendent Evaluation
  • Redistricting updates
  • Upcoming School Board Meetings:
    • July 28 at 5:30 p.m.
    • Aug. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
    • Aug. 25 at 5:30 p.m.
  • Future Date of Fall Retreat
    • Nov. 30 or Dec. 7
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Scenes: 2022 Los Alamos ScienceFest ‘Discovery Day’

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A First Team 4153 project Y robot lines up a shot and lobs the ball into the basket Saturday during 2022 ScienceFest Discovery Day at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Hendrix Deschamp shows off his solar car that will be raced later on in the solar race. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

A young visitor mesmerized by the dog shaped robots as they went through several routines. The robots are used by LANL to preform dangerous or tedious jobs. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Bob Hauser of ISR-2 explains Earth Radiation Belts to Eli Erpenbech. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

LANL Hosts Summer Physics Camp For Young Women

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The sixth annual Summer Physics Camp for Young Women gave 40 students from New Mexico and beyond hands-on science experience and mentorship, thanks to 104 volunteer presenters, 75 percent of whom were women. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Volunteers empower regional students through 2 weeks of STEM education and mentorship

The sixth annual Summer Physics Camp for Young Women gave 40 students from New Mexico and beyond hands-on science experience and mentorship, thanks to 104 volunteer presenters, 75 percent of whom were women.

“It takes a village,” said camp organizer Anna Llobet-Megias, a Read More

New Mexico School Meals Remain Free For Most Despite Federal Reversal

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — About 57,000 New Mexico students who qualify for reduced-price school meals will continue eating for free because of legislation championed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to offset federally mandated co-pays.

House Bill 10, passed in the 2020 regular session, required the Public Education Department to cover co-pays that families in the reduced-price meal program are expected to contribute toward the cost of their children’s school-based meals. The bill came with a recurring $625,000 annual appropriation.

“Gov. Lujan Grisham pushed for this legislation because Read More

Video And Still Shots Of Portable Classroom Moving Along Streets From Mountain Over To Aspen Elementary School

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Video taken this afternoon of an oversized portable classroom being transported from Mountain Elementary School through various streets on its way to Aspen Elementary School. Video by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com and Katie Osburn

Scene of preparations underway this afternoon to transport this oversized portable classroom from Mountain Elementary School over to Aspen Elementary School. Desert Wind Transport and Bradbury Stamm Construction are on the job. Members of the Los Alamos Police Department assisted with traffic control during the transport operation. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

New Mexico Higher Education Department Breaks Down Barriers For Adults With New Policy & Resources

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NMHED Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez

NMHED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) has announced that adult learners pursuing high school equivalency (HSE) credentials no longer have to pass subject area tests within a three-year time period, making hundreds more adult students eligible to receive their secondary credential.  

As a result of the retroactive policy change, 75 New Mexicans who previously passed required GED® exams beyond the three-year time frame will be awarded a secondary credential, with even higher numbers expected for students who passed Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society To Host 20th Educational Bus Tour To Trinity Site Oct. 14-15, 2022

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Los Alamos Historical Society News:

On July 16, 1945, in a remote high desert basin 220 miles south of Los Alamos, the first atomic detonation signaled a new era. Its success was the culmination of intense secret collaboration and innovation in science and engineering that took place in Los Alamos during the preceding 27 months. The test was code-named Trinity.

Today, the Trinity Site is located within the restricted White Sands Missile Range, but twice a year the army hosts an open house at the Historic Landmark Trinity Site and McDonald/Schmidt Ranch House. The Los Alamos Historical Society Read More