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NM Public Education Commissioner Steven Carrillo faces no competition for re-election, but says that doesn't detract from the PEC's important role regulating the state's charter schools

The safest communities in our country usually have the most resources. In New Mexico, where there are long lines for mental health and addiction services, a dearth of affordable housing

About $13.9 billion state revenue came from oil and gas, according to an industry report, as state leaders called for increased spending.

Alamorgodo Public Schools had two findings on its fiscal year 2021 regular audit.

HB 43 seeks to help charter school fund improvements by establishing a fund overseen by the New Mexico Finance Authority to facilitate loans.

OPINION | When the New Mexico Legislature enacted the Charter School Act, over 20 years ago, they realized aut ...

 Española School District Board members Monday night unanimously approved a $34 million budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22. There was no discussion outside of a presentation by District Finance Director Richard Halford.     The major factor in the District’s budget is always the State Equalization Guarantee, or the rate paid per student. The good news was that the rate went from $4,531 last school year to $4,770 for the upcoming year, a raise of 5.27 percent.     Howeve...

The second law of thermodynamics assures us that entropy always increases over time. At its core, en ...

Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record With the New Mexico Legislature now in session, local school officials will be watching the progress of several key aspects of the proposed $3.3 billion education budget. RISD Superintendent Mike Gottlieb (Submitted Photo) Among those will be insurance costs for both employees and the district, said RISD Superintendent Mike Gottlieb and Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Chad Cole. The New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority has prop...

LAS CRUCES - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham broke with tradition and dispensed with the annual state of the state address Tuesday, Jan. 19, on the opening day of the New Mexico Legislature’s 60-day session amid concerns for both COVID-19 and potential civil disruptions. But her to-do list for lawmakers is no secret. These are the governor’s top priorities for this year’s session, and the legislation that has been introduced to achieve them: * Expand the Small Business Recovery Act passed in...