New Mexico Public Education Department
State Government: Agencies/Departments/Divisions | K-12 Education
Recent News About New Mexico Public Education Department
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Mission Avenue Elementary School students have shown significant progress in reading across various grade levels this year.
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The Silver City community is invited to attend the State Services Expo, an event organized by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration and state agency leaders.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) has announced a collaboration with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation and WestEd to develop the Martinez/Yazzie remedial action plan.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department is inviting proposals for the 2025-2026 Safe School Summit.
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Across New Mexico, libraries and bookmobiles are supporting children's literacy through free summer programs.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department has announced the availability of grants aimed at supporting the implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) in math and science for K–12 education.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department recently hosted the 2025 Literacy and Humanities Summer Convening, titled "Empower Education—I, We, You," which brought together educators from across the state.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department (NM PED) announced that on February 24, the New Mexico Senate passed Senate Bill 242, which requires teacher licensing candidates to demonstrate proficiency in structured literacy and reading science.
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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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Arizona Education Secretary Arsenio Romero was recognized by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) for his efforts to improve education for students.
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New Mexico is looking to make plans to better support the 50,000 students in the state who are in need of special education.
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New Mexicans believe Santa Fe Democrats will turn around New Mexico’s public education system despite decades of failing grades.
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Los Lunas Schools Superintendent Dr. Arsenio Romero will begin his new role as secretary of the Public Education Department on March 6.
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Scott Groginsky as the state’s new education policy advisor.
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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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The Albuquerque School for Excellence is being recognized for -- what else? -- excellence.
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House Republicans are slamming the test scores that showed 75% of New Mexico students are not proficient in math and two-thirds are lagging in reading or science.
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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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Over 235,000 students in the state are now eligible to receive meals at no cost or at reduced prices at school.