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All posts tagged "New Mexico Child Welfare Project"
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1.2KNewsNew Mexico lawmakers, citing political frustrations, pull juvenile justice reform bill
Proposed reforms to New Mexico’s juvenile sentencing rules failed to become law for a second year in a row after the bill’s...
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1.2KNewsNational Guard deploys for new emergency: Teacher shortages
While many other states and school districts issued pleas for substitute teachers amid omicron-driven surges in infections, New Mexico has been alone...
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1.5KNewsNew approach to teaching race in school divides New Mexico
A proposal to overhaul New Mexico's social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught in schools, with thousands...
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1.3KNewsEducators skeptical of states’ plans to solve staffing shortages with bureaucrats, troops
At least three states have called on public employees or National Guard troops to fill in as substitute teachers, bus drivers and...
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1.8KNewsNew Mexico child welfare agency seeks more funding as lawmakers convene
The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD), which oversees child protective services, is asking the state Legislature for a $41.5...
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986NewsNew Mexico education officials miss transparency deadline
An initiative aimed at providing greater accountability for public spending on education missed its inaugural deadline. The New Mexico Public Education Department...
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2.8KNewsPhoto essay: Former foster youth navigate motherhood
Photo essay: Two young women share stories of their experiences in the foster care system and their lives as young mothers.
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837NewsOverdue education plan frustrates New Mexico native leaders
New Mexico's plan to address the needs of underserved Indigenous students hasn't been shared with tribal leaders or the public despite promises...
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1.3KNewsRural New Mexico school buys Starlink internet for students
A school district in northwestern New Mexico is providing high-speed internet to students' families, most of whom are Indigenous, in a $1.2...
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2.5KNewsNew Mexico court reiterates need for sentencing reform in granting parole to juvenile lifer
Michael Brown, who was expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars, had been serving one of the state’s longest...
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2.1KNewsNew head of New Mexico child welfare department pledges to ‘listen and learn’ in face of challenges
When former New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil retired from the bench in June, she didn’t know what was next, but...
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3.3KNewsSlow internet limits opportunities for rural New Mexico youth
New Mexico ranks last in the US for internet access, with 25 percent of students without access, according to the State of...
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1.5KNewsLatest New Mexico K-12 curriculum controversy, only on Zoom
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials have been inundated with critical letters on proposed K-12 social studies standards over the...
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1.4KNewsEducation funding on ballots in New Mexico cities’ elections
Local governments across New Mexico are seeking to renew property taxes to pay for school buildings, computers and air ventilation systems even...
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1.3KNewsNew Mexico awards $157M in grants to child care providers
New Mexico's child care department is sending millions to child care centers in an effort to keep them in business, awarding grants...
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1.2KNewsData on child abuse in New Mexico called into question
Data on child abuse in New Mexico has been called into question after lawmakers raised concerns that the former director of the...
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1.3KNewsNew Mexico pledges support for tribal adoptions in state law
In her first prepared speech Tuesday the new leader of New Mexico's child protection department pledges to restore the agency's credibility following...
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7.7KNewsBehind bars since age 16, juvenile lifer watches New Mexico struggle over sentencing reform
Michael is one of dozens of people in New Mexico who received what juvenile justice reformists call “de-facto life sentences” — sentences...
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2.6KNewsPandemic relief for foster youth expires, ending aid to thousands
A pandemic relief bill providing aid to transitional age foster youth will expire today unless Congress makes an 11th-hour decision to extend...
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1.7KNewsNew Mexico education policy director resigns over remarks
An education policy expert has resigned her post at the New Mexico Legislature following a long-simmering controversy over remarks she made about...
