Fraction Of Schools Relief Funds Budgeted For Learning Loss –
Associated Press
New Mexico schools plan to spend the bulk of the federal coronavirus relief money they ve received on technology and building upgrades rather than student learning loss.
A report this week before the New Mexico Legislature s budget committee showed school districts and charters plan to spend 38% of the $490 million they received thus far on technology and HVAC systems.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that schools plan to spend 9% of the funds on learning loss programs and 8% on interventions for at-risk students.
The budget committee s program evaluation manager Micaela Fischer told lawmakers those numbers were surprising because students likely missed out on learning because of the shift to remote classrooms during the pandemic.
ABQ Biopark Welcomes New Baby Hippo –
Associated Press
The ABQ BioPark has a new family member.
Zoo officials announced this week that Karen, a 19-year-old Nile hippopotamus, gave birth to a healthy baby on Monday.
The zoo did not say the sex of the baby. But the hippopotamus exhibit will be open on a limited basis so that mother and baby can bond.
According to the zoo, some guests actually got to see the birth as Karen delivered in the water in the exhibit.
The calf is her third with 47-year-old Moe.
Zoo managers said in a statement the pregnancy was a surprise because Karen was on birth control. Still, everyone is delighted.
1 Body Recovered, 2 People Missing After Albuquerque Storm -
Associated Press
One body was recovered Wednesday and the search continued for two other people swept into an arroyo after storms hit Albuquerque, authorities said.
Firefighters pulled a man’s body from the end of a diversion channel on Wednesday morning.
Crews initially responded Tuesday afternoon when three people were seen floating down the diversion channel in northeast Albuquerque after the area was hit with heavy rains.
Swift water rescue units scrambled to the sides of the channel to attempt a rescue but didn’t spot the three people over a two-hour period.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) â Federal prosecutors have reached a settlement with a Santa Fe hospital over claims of fraudulent billing.
The U.S. Attorneyâs Office in New Mexico announced Wednesday that Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center will pay nearly $564,000 as part of the agreement.
Prosecutors say a doctor at the hospital caused fraudulent claims for payment to be submitted to Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs during a seven-year period while he worked at the hospital.
Authorities said Christus St. Vincent came forward with the billing concerns in early 2020 and cooperated with investigators.
Prosecutors determined that the hospital billed government healthcare programs for services that the doctor did not provide or properly supervise.
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