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Recent News About New Mexico Public Education Department
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On Aug. 17, The New Mexico Public Education Department announced that the Educator Fellows Program has grown to roughly 500 participants this year compared to 380 last year, according to a press release. Managed by the Public Education Department, the Educator Fellows NM initiative offers support to both students and educators to reduce class sizes and cultivate future educators.
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On July 31, 2023, the New Mexico Public Education Department issued a press release announcing that the Gadsden School District has received a Leadership Award.
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The superintendent of Socorro Consolidated Schools is asking for stiffer penalties for students accused of drug possession.
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New Mexico educators thought many of the state’s students were not being fairly assessed under the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) program.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department is allowing districts and charter schools to set their own face mask policies, eliminating most mandates created during the pandemic.
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New Mexico's Public Education Department Secretary of Education Dr. Kurt Steinhaus said he wants to address the inequities in education and has laid out his plan on how to do it at a recent legislative education meeting that included a student panel for input.
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A mask mandate issued by the New Mexico Public Education Department is already facing opposition, most notably from the Floyd School Board of Roosevelt County which passed a resolution that deems the NMPED COVOD-19 guidelines for the upcoming school year as optional in its district.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) has announced new mask regulations for schools, stating that masking would remain necessary in the majority of schools, which will resume classes in the coming weeks, according to a report by the Pinon Post.
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A missed deadline could cost New Mexico millions of dollars after the state's Public Education Department (PED) was three days late submitting school funding data to the federal government.
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New Mexico's two new extended learning time programs will see around 60% of students spending more time in school next year.