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Albuquerque Public Schools seeks donations from clothes to crayons for students in need
By George Willis | Aug 23, 2022
Albuquerque Public Schools have established a donation site to collect a wide variety of necessities to help students in need.
Wise: 'We need something to protect our kids'
By George Willis | Aug 20, 2022
Family and friends of a teenager shot and killed at Washington Middle School in Albuquerque a year ago recently gathered at the site of the tragedy to call for a change in the state’s gun laws.
Parents are heated about conditions in Albuquerque Public School classrooms: 'This week it's ridiculous'
By George Willis | Aug 19, 2022
The oppressive heat is making conditions difficult inside Albuquerque classrooms for both students and teachers, and parents are complaining.
Bloomfield delays school opening by 15 minutes to 'allow the bus drivers to do the two routes that they have to do'
By George Willis | Aug 11, 2022
A statewide shortage of bus drivers threatens the scheduled opening time of schools in the state, including the Bloomfield School District, which will start classes 15 minutes later than usual.
New Mexico doctor Pawitta Kasemsap: 'It’s really important that children and adults really go in to see their doctors at least once a year.'
By Glenn Minnis | Aug 10, 2022
With the start of the new school year just around the corner, Optum New Mexico physicianPawitta Kasemsap is stressing the importance of medical checkups for children and adults alike.
Elder: 'APS is at the forefront of actually trying to deal' with school safety issues
By George Willis | Aug 8, 2022
An Albuquerque student advisory council has made safety a primary concern as the opening of the school year approaches.
Paying students while they learn 'a huge, huge incentive' for successful participation: Tokunaga-Scanlon
By George Willis | Aug 6, 2022
A charter school in southeast Albuquerque has been designated an Innovation Zone and will receive almost $500,000 of the $4 million in state funding to redesign how it instructs and prepares students for life after high school.
New Mexico leadership calls for student test results: 'it is more important than ever that student test results be provided as quickly as possible'
By John Kelly | Aug 4, 2022
New Mexico House Republican Leadership wrote a letter to the governor on July 29 to request expediting the availability of the results from the New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA) testing conducted in May.
Work Force Community liaison: 'This gets the students into the systems for county jobs, municipal, federal'
By John Kelly | Jul 26, 2022
San Juan County has a program collaborating with teenagers in high school to aid them in making the key life decision of what career they will choose to follow.
NM schools to provide discounted or free meals for eligible students: 'New Mexico puts a priority on feeding our kids'
By Timothy Stuckey | Jul 24, 2022
Over 235,000 students in the state are now eligible to receive meals at no cost or at reduced prices at school.
Albuquerque student on 'Pictures of Hope' exhibit: 'We just want everything to stop – the violence and riots'
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 21, 2022
Student artists have their dreams, and they were recently given the chance to use art to showcase their visions for life.
Oreskovich seeks more funding for school-based health centers: 'The funding has left the program in place'
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 20, 2022
Advocates for student health services are asking state lawmakers to increase funding so they can expand healthcare offerings on school campuses.
Nonprofit provides school clothing: 'We will begin serving not only Bernalillo County but Valencia County, Sandoval County and Torrance County'
By George Willis | Jul 20, 2022
A local nonprofit recently signaled the upcoming school year by issuing school clothes and other essentials to families in need. Locker 505 celebrated its expansion into a new facility by treating thousands of families with goods for the upcoming school year.
Lawyer: 'NMSU’s illegal mandate exposes students to compulsory risks in order to attend college'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jul 18, 2022
Jonathan Diener says ‘scamdemic’ claims don’t hold up under scrutiny and defy science
Nonprofit provides children underwear: 'You can't get underwear in the same resources that you get donated used clothing'
By George Willis | Jul 12, 2022
Undies for Everyone, a nonprofit based in Texas, is helping more than 8,400 children in Albuquerque receive new underwear this year.
Cancer doesn't stop Rio Rancho High School valedictorian
By George Willis | Jul 7, 2022
Battling a rare form of cancer didn’t keep Serena Helewicz from achieving the goal she set for herself to graduate from Rio Rancho High School with the best grades possible.
Museum of Natural History honors Asteroid Day: 'A look at asteroid and comet collisions'
By George Willis | Jul 6, 2022
Researchers study clues to solar system
New method to treat troublemakers at school
By George Willis | Jul 5, 2022
Being suspended, or expelled no longer only options
Retired New Mexico teachers return to schools: 'They are ready to ... walk into that classroom'
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 1, 2022
The New Mexico Public Education Department launched a program to hire retired teachers in order to address teacher shortages across the state.
New Mexico Freedoms Alliance leader supports the fight against NMSU vaccine mandate: 'This mandate is not about health'
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 21, 2022
On June 14, New Mexico Stands Up! Attorney Jonathan Diener served a Cease-and-Desist letter to New Mexico State University (NMSU) Chancellor Dan Arvizu demanding an immediate end to the university's student vaccine mandate.