There are two types of building going on at the Technology Leadership High School campus in Albuquerque. Contractors continue to work on the renovation of the new campus, former home of the Southwest University of Visual Art. Inside, staff are building futures for about 350 students. The new, bigger and recently acquired campus is allowing […]
Category: Education
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APS will not comply with Trump immigration efforts
In light of new federal policies that could lead to immigration raids at schools, Albuquerque Public Schools is trying to reassure students’ families that the district remains focused on caring for students in its charge. “Recent pronouncements on the national stage have prompted many pertinent questions about how Albuquerque Public Schools handles immigration-related issues,” states […]
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APS will not comply with Trump immigration efforts
In light of new federal policies that could lead to immigration raids at schools, Albuquerque Public Schools is trying to reassure students’ families that the district remains focused on caring for students in its charge. “Recent pronouncements on the national stage have prompted many pertinent questions about how Albuquerque Public Schools handles immigration-related issues,” states […]
Posted inEducation, National News, Syndicated
Schools brace for immigration arrests, try to reassure terrified parents
By Laura Meckler, Kim Bellware, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 School leaders across the country are working to reassure immigrant families that it is safe to send their children to school amid growing fears that the Trump administration will target undocumented immigrants on school grounds. Anxiety in many cities was already thick over President Donald Trump’s […]
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Schools brace for immigration arrests, try to reassure terrified parents
By Laura Meckler, Kim Bellware, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 School leaders across the country are working to reassure immigrant families that it is safe to send their children to school amid growing fears that the Trump administration will target undocumented immigrants on school grounds. Anxiety in many cities was already thick over President Donald Trump’s […]
Posted inEducation, Housing & Homelessness, Local Gov.
Leadership changes and lawsuit mark 2024 in education
Education saw significant seismic activity on both the state and local levels in 2024. Albuquerque Public Schools in February chose Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey as the next superintendent of New Mexico’s largest school district. She took over from Superintendent Scott Elder, whose contract expired June 30. Blakey became acting superintendent in the spring and officially […]
Posted inEducation, Housing & Homelessness, Local Gov.
Leadership changes and lawsuit mark 2024 in education
Education saw significant seismic activity on both the state and local levels in 2024. Albuquerque Public Schools in February chose Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey as the next superintendent of New Mexico’s largest school district. She took over from Superintendent Scott Elder, whose contract expired June 30. Blakey became acting superintendent in the spring and officially […]
Posted inEducation, Housing & Homelessness
APS Board approves campus shakeup
A divided Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education Wednesday night voted 4-3 to approve a “rightsizing” plan to close the North Valley’s Taft Middle School and repurpose the campus as the new home of Coronado Dual Language K-8 Magnet School. Coronado is currently a K-5 elementary school. District staff say approval of the plan means […]
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APS Board approves campus shakeup
A divided Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education Wednesday night voted 4-3 to approve a “rightsizing” plan to close the North Valley’s Taft Middle School and repurpose the campus as the new home of Coronado Dual Language K-8 Magnet School. Coronado is currently a K-5 elementary school. District staff say approval of the plan means […]
Posted inEducation, National News, Sandoval County, Syndicated
Colleges scramble to shield programs amid growing hostility from GOP
By Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2024 University leaders are bracing for an onslaught of aggressive legislation and regulations amid growing hostility from an ascendant Republican Party that depends less and less on college-educated voters. For years, conservatives have seen colleges and universities as unwelcoming and disdainful of their values. Tensions between […]