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Invest in your child’s future at the APS preschool fair
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (377+ words) As parents, we make countless decisions for our children every day. Few, however, are as critical to their long-term success as the choice of where their educational journey begins. Early childhood research is clear: high-quality preschools give 3- and 4-year-olds a…...
More safety, less stress: APS walking school buses expand
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (983+ words) A walking school bus is one Albuquerque neighborhood's solution to the hazards children reported on their route to school. The Albuquerque Public School District was awarded a $2.7 million federal grant to add walking school buses across the district, aiming to…...
Hundreds of Albuquerque students walk out of schools in protest of Trump, ICE
1+ week, 1+ day ago (786+ words) Hundreds of students staged a walkout at several schools across Albuquerque on Tuesday in protest of immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump. The nationwide "Free America Walkout" saw students at six Albuquerque Public Schools campuses leave their classes, according to…...
Gov. bans overnight office stays for children in CYFD custody
1+ week, 2+ day ago (707+ words) Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday ended all overnight stays for abused and neglected children who, for lack of a foster home, have been temporarily housed in a state Children, Youth and Families office. The executive order, effective March 1, has…...
New Mexico's newborn drug testing policy sparks controversy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (138+ words) The tragedies that motivated New Mexico's new approach to drug-exposed infants require serious, evidence-based policy making. Decades of research point to what works: supportive interventions that strengthen families by expanding treatment access, securing stable housing and providing sustained postpartum care....
Governor appoints CYFD official to lead new Office of the Child Advocate
2+ week, 5+ day ago (765+ words) SANTA FE " A new office tasked with providing outside oversight of New Mexico's child welfare agency will set up shop this summer with just a fraction of its proposed state funding. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last week used her line-item…...
New Mexico high school girls basketball teams ranked
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (556+ words) DENVER " The Colorado Rockies have promoted Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager, the team announced Monday. Schaeffer, a former Albuquerque Isotopes manager, was the Rockies third-base coach when he assumed the manager role on an interim basis after the organization fired…...
'A Boy Called Christmas' earns its place as a holiday tradition
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (358+ words) There are many books that try to capture the spirit of the holiday season, but few manage it with the charm, humor and emotional honesty of Matt Haig's "A Boy Called Christmas." First published in 2015, this middle grade novel has…...
In Grants, a homegrown day care expands as New Mexico’s universal child care takes hold
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1277+ words) GRANTS " For nearly 13 years, Heather Apodaca has run a day care business out of her family home in Grants. Apodaca and her four staff members watch at most 12 children, ages 6 months to 13 years, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day in her living…...
How the Right Nutrition Helps Preemies Come Home Sooner
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (205+ words) (BPT) - Every parent in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) dreams of the day they can bring their premature baby home safely. While many factors influence how long a preemie stays in the hospital, nutrition plays a bigger role than…...