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Moore County Schools joins the State of North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and surrounding school districts in celebrating the Month of the Military Child through April. Established in 1986 by Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger as a Defense Department commemoration, the Month of the Military Child underscores the important role military children play in the armed forces community and recognizes military families and their children for the daily sacrifices they make and the challenges they overcome. On Friday, April 16, Moore County Schools will celebrate â€...

By CEDAR ATTANASIOApril 5, 2021 GMT SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Tribal leaders on Monday welcomed Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature of a bill that will increase funding for schools serving Native American and military communities across New Mexico. “This change is going to be a generational change,” Zuni Pueblo Gov. Val Panteah said during a signing ceremony outside the state capitol, where he addressed Democratic leaders who passed the bill during this year’s legislative session. “I thank you on behalf of Zuni people, and Zuni kids.” The law eliminates a state credit that dedu...

Governor Signs Impact Aid Legislation, Boosting Financial Support For Many New Mexico Public Schools From the Office of the Governor: Measure provides certain school districts with access to more than $60 million; tribal leaders herald the long-awaited breakthrough SANTA FE — Alongside tribal leaders from all across New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday afternoon signed historic legislation ending credits for impact aid payments in the public school funding formula, providing school districts with federally impacted land access to more than $60 million to better serve their stud...

Expanded Vaccine Eligibility Begins In New Mexico - Associated Press  All New Mexicans age 16 or older who wish to be vaccinated against the coronavirus now have a chance to receive their shots, as Monday marked the start of expanded eligibility under the state Department of Health's distribution plan.  The timeline for getting more shots out to the general public was sped up under a directive by the Biden administration to make all adults in the U.S. eligible by May 1. State officials also said they opened up eligibility because providers in some parts of the state were no longer able to ...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich And Colleagues Reintroduce Impact Aid Bill To Fund School Infrastructure Projects From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich: WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and a group of Senate Democrats introduced the Impact Aid Infrastructure Act (IAIA)  which would provide $1 billion in supplemental funding for school infrastructure construction grants in Fiscal Year 2022 through the Impact Aid program. Similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Every student in New Mexico deserves to go to school in a safe learning env...