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Opinion: Is New Mexico's lottery putting scholarships at risk?
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (161+ words) As detailed in the Southwest Public Policy Institute's recent investigative report, "Rolling the Dice," the Lottery's procurement and transition process has been marked by delays, documentation gaps and mounting operational risks that now extend beyond the agency and into the…...
UNM student questions unclear AI rules in class
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (236+ words) In my statistics class this semester, the professor encourages AI " if we have questions he tells us to ask Copilot; he uses it for lectures; he uses it for the course website. However, while I know he wants us to…...
At one Albuquerque high school, immigrant students are disappearing from class
1+ week, 4+ min ago (1339+ words) Teachers at Highland High School in Albuquerque's International District say the school has always been a "revolving door" of students coming and going from around the world. "We used to get kids all throughout the year," said Rachael Sonia, who…...
Hands-on careers take center stage at New Mexico Skills USA
3+ week, 1+ day ago (861+ words) Isaak Munoz and Ricardo Morales first pursued other fields before turning to trades "Munoz studied media and Morales graduated in marketing. The two have since begun taking classes in HVAC at Do'a Ana Community College. "It wasn't panning out for…...
How free child care could keep New Mexico's innovators here
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) When I first moved to Santa Fe almost five years ago, I was introduced to another D. C. ex-pat, Ian Koons. We both knew many of the same folks in D. C. and we both ran the only venture-backed health care startups in New…...
Why home-based child care is vital for New Mexico families
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (552+ words) At 5: 15 a. m. , while most of Albuquerque is still asleep, Mar'a locks the door of her home. Her 2-year-old son, bundled against the cold and still half-asleep, rides across town to Rosa's house, a neighbor who has cared for children in her…...
APS considers later 2027-28 start, asks families to weigh in
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (462+ words) Albuquerque Public Schools is considering a later start for the 2027-2028 school year. The district is asking students, families and staff to decide between a school year for grades one through 12 running from Aug. 6 to May 25, and another from Aug. 19 to…...
New Mexico's early childhood reforms spark cautious hope
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (512+ words) Most grandmothers can tell you what scientists have spent decades'proving: The first five years of life matter profoundly. Long before a child'sets foot in a kindergarten classroom, the attention, care and learning'opportunities they have access to help shape whether they…...
Raw milk likely cause of infant's death, health officials say
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (495+ words) State health officials announced Tuesday that unpasteurized milk consumed by a pregnant New Mexico woman is the likely cause of the death of her newborn child who died of a bacterial listeria infection. The New Mexico Department of Health is…...
Funding universal child care could reshape New Mexico
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) The actual costs of supporting a family in America today " and in New Mexico " have been going up for quite a while now, with growing inflation overall and the rising costs of groceries, health coverage, housing and child care. The…...