The Three R’s at Hatch Valley Public Schools Dr. Toni Hull Executive Director of Curriculum & Instructional Innovation Hatch Valley Public Schools Our vision at Hatch Valley Public Schools is “All Students and Staff Empowered to Succeed!” This…
Read MoreSouthern New Mexico’s Colonias deserve more Daisy Ann Maldonado, MA (she/her) EC Director Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County The work of the Empowerment Congress (EC) of Doña Ana County is so vitally important because of the families and communities it supports…
Read MoreAbeer Al-Ghawi Assistant Director Ngage New Mexico Supporting an Essential Workforce Through a Pandemic While the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered school doors across the county, some educators remained in operation either in centers, in home-based programs, or through virtual platforms. Early childhood educators across the…
Read MoreMichael Radtke Lead Museum Coordinator Ngage New Mexico Children’s Museum Impacts Education Doña Ana County A children’s museum is a gateway for children and caregivers to bond and learn through play, inspire their creativity, foster their curiosity, and lay the groundwork in…
Read MoreLuis Villalobos GISD PR/Communications 915-422-8020 Gadsden ISD Uses Transparency to Serve Students, Families, and Staff The secret of an effective school district is transparency, and Gadsden ISD has successfully used transparency to serve students, parents, and staff during this pandemic…
Read MoreAdriana Ontiveros Bilingual Education & Community Outreach Coordinator Bilingual and Community Outreach bontiveros@lcps.net Las Cruces Public Schools 505 S Main Suite 249 Las Cruces, 88001 575-527-6601 Bilingual Education Adapts and Innovates Most of us looked forward to the beginning of 2020, the beginning…
Read MoreLas Cruces Launches Three New Community Schools By: Andy Martinez, NMSU student and Community School Volunteer, and Rachel Padilla, Community Schools Intern In a few weeks, schools across Las Cruces will be closed for Spring Break. For many students, however, an extended period away…
Read MoreBy: Sommer Mitchell We have all heard the numbers over and over again about how poorly New Mexico ranks in education. Despite legislative committees and taskforces repeatedly acknowledging that our schools are under-resourced, state legislative efforts fail to resolve these critical issues year after year. …
Read MoreSUCCESS Snapshot By: Dr. Dulcinea Lara Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Director of the Borderlands & Ethnic Studies program at NMSU A New Day, A New Education for New Mexico While my family identifies as Mexican American, recently unearthed ancestry links us to Apache…
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