New Mexico governor teaches amid school staffing crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

New Mexico governor teaches amid school staffing crisis

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s governor volunteered as a substitute teacher in a local public school Wednesday after announcing a program last week that would allow state workers and soldiers to help cover for teachers amid a shortage worsened by a spike in coronavirus cases. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she spent several hours teaching a kindergarten class at Salazar Elementary School in Santa Fe with the help of a teaching assistant. “I really wanted to make the point that I’m willing to do whatever a school needs,” said Lujan Grisham, adding that she supports efforts by the Legislature to increase salaries for licensed teachers by as much as 20%. Lujan Grisham is the first volunteer in Santa Fe Public Schools under the new program, said school district spokesperson Cody Dynarski.

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New Mexico confirms K-12 education testing, secretary
2 years, 10 months ago

New Mexico confirms K-12 education testing, secretary

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s top educator said Wednesday the state will carry out testing of K-12 students this spring, after receiving waivers to federal testing requirements for the past two years. “We do have a statewide standardized assessment that will be given at the end of this school year,” Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus told state senators at a …

Indigneous language speakers could get teacher salaries
2 years, 10 months ago

Indigneous language speakers could get teacher salaries

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Legislature advanced a bill Wednesday that would increase the minimum salaries of some fluent Indigenous language speakers who teach the languages to children in schools but are not state certified teachers. The bill would provide state funding to cover those certificate holders with minimum salary protections of middle-tier licensed teachers. The measure could …

New Mexico calls on National Guard to fill in for sick teachers during Omicron surge
2 years, 11 months ago

New Mexico calls on National Guard to fill in for sick teachers during Omicron surge

LA Times  

Michelle Lujan Grisham announces the state will ask National Guard troops and state bureaucrats to temporarily serve as substitute teachers in Santa Fe on Tuesday. New Mexico is the first state in the nation to ask National Guard troops to serve as substitute teachers as preschools and K-12 public schools struggle to keep classrooms open amid surging COVID-19 infections. “We’ve …

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