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Friday: Ushma Shah Forums will be from 6 to 7 p.m. and interviews will be 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. IN REMEMBRANCE: Many in the education community are praising the late Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent and former public education secretary Karen Trujillo as a long-time educator who made a difference. Trujillo was struck and killed while walking her dogs. Current New Mexico Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart called her a “passionate and caring advocate for children,” saying she was a vibrant person. “We’ve lost a champion for children, and she will be missed by her colleagues and...

   By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America State Senators are considering a bill to provide $30 million in subsidies for attendees of two-year colleges and a pilot program to help college dropouts finish their degrees. Of that, $26 million would be drawn from the general fund to support students of two-year colleges through the Opportunity Scholarship. The scholarship covers tuition and fees before federal funding is awarded. Stephanie Rodriguqez, acting secretary of the New Mexico Higher Education Department, says in an op-ed in the Albuquerque Journal  that allows stud...

New Mexico State Police Say Officer Shot, Killed On Highway – Associated Press Authorities say a New Mexico State Police officer was killed in a shooting along a highway Thursday before a chase ended 30 miles away with a suspect dead and a Las Cruces police officer wounded. State Police said one of its officers was shot in Luna County between Las Cruces and Deming in a confrontation along Interstate 10 in southern New Mexico. They said multiple agencies then pursued the suspect's vehicle to the Las Cruces area before there was an exchange of gunfire. The suspect was killed and a Las Cruces...

Albuquerque school district delays vote on school reopenings February 4, 2021 GMT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The largest school district in New Mexico has delayed the vote on how to move forward with schools reopening, and it has planned to revisit the discussion at a coming meeting. The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education met Wednesday to discuss a plan presented by Interim Superintendent Scott Elder that would have allowed kids to return in phases starting Feb. 22. Elder is now expected to present a different plan that would likely focus on small groups of students. The district�...

   Associated Press Vaccination clinics scheduled for hundreds of public school employees throughout Albuquerque and surrounding communities won't happen after all. New Mexico health officials say the state is focusing the current round of vaccinations on people age 75 and older and those who have underlying medical conditions that put them at risk from COVID-19. But news of the scuttled clinics angered one state senator and left school administrators with two of the state's largest districts extremely disappointed. Republican Sen. Craig Brandt of Rio Rancho said the Health Department's ac...