January 27, 2021
Schools given green light to offer in-person instruction Written by Makayla Grijalva on January 27, 2021
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gave the green light Tuesday for all public schools both elementary and secondary to have the option to move into several in-person instruction options Feb. 8. The decision was expanded on by New Mexico Secretary of Education Ryan Stewart on Tuesday following the State of State speech.
※The road to get here has been a long one that has required a number of very critical systems and structures to be put to place that we never would have envisioned having to do just one year ago,” Stewart said. ※So, since we had to shut the schools down in March, we have worked … to create the safest possible set of conditions to return.”
New Mexico has reported fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day since Jan. 19, and state health officials say they believe the downward trend is real and could continue if COVID-safe practices remain in use. The trend continued Monday with just under 500 new cases and 12 deaths reported in the New Mexico […]
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In 2020, we saw the destruction caused by a pandemic across the United States. There was no place where the impact of COVID-19 was felt greater than the Navajo Nation. With infection rates greater than any state in the country, the Navajo Nation struggled to keep up with the effects the pandemic had on our health care system and our economy. Almost a year later, the situation seems nowhere near ending. Through it all, the Navajo people banded together to fight against the virus and protect our elders, children and families. One of these efforts is the Indian Managed Care Entity (IMCE).