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State education department seeks additional funds to comply with Yazzie/Martinez
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 6—New Mexico Public Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus is seeking $4.1 billion for the agency in the 2024 fiscal year, an increase of more than $200 million, with a main goal: closing achievement ...
Native Leaders Say Tribal Education Trust Fund Would Be Game Changer
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEducation programs run by Native American tribes in New Mexico rely in part on money from the state,...
New Mexico's top prosecutor vows to move ahead with Native education litigation
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt's been five years since a New Mexico judge issued a landmark ruling finding that the state was falling short in providing an adequate education to Native American students and many others ...
Pueblo Leaders Remember and Honor Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFormer Governor Bill Richardson passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023. The Pueblo Governors...
Española rally urges voters to support education ballot measure Nov. 8
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 24—ESPAÑOLA Children at a Head Start preschool center in Española started their Tuesday morning with exercises, jumping and dancing, while others performed tricks on swings outside. Native ...
Environmental groups sue state officials over oil, gas pollution in New Mexico
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 10—A coalition of environmental organizations and New Mexicans living on the front lines of the extractive industry filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the state of violating its constitutional ...
Las Cruces Public Schools looking to fill two spots on its equity council
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLas Cruces Public Schools is looking to fill two open positions on its equity council which was founded in 2019 shortly after the ruling in the Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit. One seat is dedicated ...
Program training new generation of educators amid shortage
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 16—LAS VEGAS, N.M. — When Monica Jose started teaching a third grade classroom at Laguna Elementary School last school year, she thought she'd just be substituting for a month. Come May ...
City hires director to address homelessness
Tribune via AOL· 5 months agoDec. 12—A longtime social worker who testified in a landmark education lawsuit against the state of New Mexico has been named the next director of Health, Housing and Homelessness for the city ...
Lawmakers again push for more tribal control over how Indigenous children are educated
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA proposal to create a trust fund that would give tribes in New Mexico more money and control to run their own education programs is back for the 2024 legislative session
