“We know that standardized tests exacerbate opportunity gaps.”
Education Reform Investigative Series – Introduction Redux “We know that standardized tests exacerbate opportunity gaps.”…
Bruce Wetherbee
Hanna has left the building … Leaving Behind Six Years of Costly Placebos.
(This is the first in a series of reports reflecting on Hanna Skandera’s six and…
Hanna’s left the building. Now What?
Hanna Skandera came to New Mexico promising grand reforms based upon the so-called ‘Florida Model.’…
REC 9 denies person it hired to investigate misuse of Head Start funds has conflict of interest.
Do educational professionals understand the concept of conflict of interest? Almost anyone remotely familiar with…
Senator Tom Udall Issues Strong Statement Opposing Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Cuts to Rural Programs.
Update to a story filed Thursday regarding a letter sent by twenty-nine Democratic US Senators…
Health Security Act Strategy Meeting in Albuquerque on Saturday.
Tomorrow The Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign will hold a day-long strategy meeting in…
Senator Martin Heinrich issues strong statement endorsing rural economic development funds.
Update to earlier filed story: Senator Martin Heinrich’s Washington staff followed up our request for…
Albuquerque USDA Rural Development office annouces help for New Mexico’s economic development.
USDA’s New Mexico office for Rural Development recently announced that it has added two New Mexico regions,…
29 DEM Senators upset with President Trump’s proposed rural development cuts.
On Tuesday, in a letter to President Donald Trump, twenty-nine Democratic US Senators raised serious…
Another ominous assessment: NM – 3rd highest violent crime rate in nation.
They are tending to be worse with the time without medications. Also, some insurance plans…
Policy makers procrastinate with old treatments, as NM’s woes worsen.
So, it looks like procrastination will prevail over the writing of a new treatment plan…
Where’s the beef? Have Dems abandoned progressive agenda?
The gavel drops at noon Mountain Time. As legislators gather to deliberate once again on…
Flip Flopping House Dems were for HB 412 revenue reform bill … before they were against it.
Flip Flopping. First they were for it … That was before they were against it….
UPDATE: To The Candle story about claims of misuse of federal funds and intimidation of parents by Region 9 Executive Director.
On Saturday The Candle published a story (click here for link to that story) regarding allegations that Bryan…
Did Region 9 Ed Coop abuse funds, personnel, and parent council at Ruidoso area Head Start?
The executive director of a regional agency established to provide education-related services to school districts…