HIGHER EDUCATION Ousted Highlands president sues university, alleging retaliation for refusing to redirect state funds Neil Woolf claims he was placed on leave after rejecting a Board of Regents chair's directive to steer $600,000 to a local contractor
EDUCATION New Mexico should come up with a plan to regulate AI use in schools, state officials say Lawmakers debate personalized learning benefits against cheating, data privacy and cognitive concerns
HIGHER EDUCATION Garnett Stokes on leaving UNM: 'There's a great deal I will miss' Stokes looks back after eight years as the University of New Mexico's first female president
EDUCATION Bosque School receives $1 million annual donation for scholarships Gift comes from solar power billionaire Ron Corio's nonprofit
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM names interim provost to full-time role Speech and hearing professor Barbara Rodriguez will continue on as university's chief academic officer
EDUCATION New Mexico leads nation in college aid application growth, but it's still near the bottom overall 21.5% surge in FAFSA completion signals more high school seniors seeking college
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM's $636M medical school aims to double doctor training New facility, set to open in 2030, would grow the incoming class to 200 students annually to address state's physician shortage
HIGHER EDUCATION Incoming UNM President Goldstein will earn $850,000 Base salary is roughly equal to outgoing President Stokes' deal, though Goldstein will get additional incentives
EDUCATION Rio Grande grads get a roaring send-off South Valley school graduates 291 seniors after climbing off state's struggling schools list
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM faculty union fights 13% health insurance hike Union says rising living costs will leave nearly a third of full-time faculty earning less even after raises
EDUCATION Kids take the mic at sa国际传媒官网网页入口's Nuclear Museum Museum debuts new audio tour recorded by Lavaland Elementary third graders
HIGHER EDUCATION 'I can't believe I finally did it': UNM confers more than 3,600 degrees at spring commencement Thousands graduate at the Pit as outgoing President Stokes addresses her final graduating class
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM's new president calls selection 'a profound honor' Steve Goldstein will succeed Garnett Stokes as the 24th president of state's largest university
HIGHER EDUCATION Final UNM presidential candidate pledges place-based leadership Eric Link, provost at University of North Dakota, wraps up campus visits as Board of Regents prepares to choose Garnett Stokes' successor
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM presidential finalist Goldstein vows to champion students, faculty Penultimate candidate touts health sciences successes and service to diverse student populations
EDUCATION Report finds 32,000 young people in New Mexico are not working or in school Trend is falling, but still above the national average
NEWS UNM receives $30 million donation, renames business school It's the first time in the university鈥檚 history that one of its colleges is named in recognition of a philanthropic donation
EDUCATION APS approves record $2.35B budget despite enrollment drop District to cut positions, but superintendent says layoffs not likely
HIGHER EDUCATION New Mexico Highlands shakeup expands beyond president Provost, men's basketball coach placed on leave, other administrators are terminated
HIGHER EDUCATION Regents place New Mexico Highlands president on leave Neil Woolf, hired in 2024 after a national search, out as faculty cite longstanding concerns
EDUCATION EEOC moves to force Gallup-McKinley County Schools to turn over employee records District ignored subpoena for hiring data amid allegations of bias against Native employees, agency says
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM announces three finalists for provost Candidate will be selected after new university president is chosen in May
EDUCATION Longtime sa国际传媒官网网页入口 teachers union president to retire Ellen Bernstein to step away after a 44-year career in public education
EDUCATION Students read aloud. AI scores them State-mandated testing program helps track progress but sparks concerns over inconsistent data and student frustration
EDUCATION Plaintiffs urge judge to reject state's Yazzie-Martinez education plan Filing argues proposal lacks timelines, funding details and meaningful tribal input
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM presidential finalist Monga touts record of enrollment growth and student success Former University of West Georgia interim president pushes state partnership, treads carefully on politics
HIGHER EDUCATION First UNM presidential candidate calls for diversity, workforce pipeline Elizabeth Watkins touts plan to boost retention, equity and academic outcomes in campus visit
EDUCATION UNM class explores the fashion of Bad Bunny Course uses rapper's style to look at fashion, gender and politics
HIGHER EDUCATION New Mexico Tech appoints interim president to full-time role Michael Jackson will be the university's 19th president
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM announces five finalists for president Candidates to visit campus in coming weeks
EDUCATION Is there life on Mars? New Mexico fifth graders show off the colonies they designed to survive on the Red Planet at 32nd annual 'Mission to Mars' event
EDUCATION APS keeps early August start for 2027-28 school year 80% of survey respondents preferred early start vs. later in the month
NEWS Settlement reached in abuse lawsuit involving Bernalillo elementary teacher Case alleges physical and verbal abuse and administrative inaction
EDUCATION Tribal education advocate Joseph Abeyta dies at 83 Santa Clara Pueblo native served for 32 years as superintendent of the Santa Fe Indian School
HIGHER EDUCATION New Mexico universities' graduate programs rank among nation's top UNM's nurse-midwifery program ranks 7th nationwide
EDUCATION Former Lobos basketball coach Paul Weir named president of St. Michael's High in Santa Fe Weir was head coach of UNM and NMSU before turning to athletics administration
HIGHER EDUCATION IAIA could face another round of federal funding cuts Draft of upcoming budget zeroes out previous $13.5m appropriation for tribal college
EDUCATION Immigrant students at sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Public Schools: 'There are some students that have straight up disappeared' At APS, teachers say immigration fears are keeping students out of school
HIGHER EDUCATION NMSU selects new provost Joseph Bull will step into the role from Portland State University, ending years of interim leadership
NEWS Father charged after 9-year-old brought gun to school Complaint says weapon 鈥� a pistol designed to look like a credit card 鈥� was left unsecured
NEWS UNM to install gates on Central to limit outside overnight traffic The $1.43 million gates will be finished in September
EDUCATION Stokes bids farewell to UNM in final state of the university address Tech, health care and athletics are poised for development, university officials say
BUSINESS sa国际传媒官网网页入口 nonprofit Warehouse 505 nurtures young artists Downtown arts center launches printing business to provide financial cushion
EDUCATION Hands-on careers take center stage at New Mexico SkillsUSA Statewide conference at Central New Mexico Community College celebrates 60 years
EDUCATION APS board unanimously agrees to renew superintendent's contract Gabriella Blakey can lead New Mexico's largest district until at least June 2030
EDUCATION UNM will not move forward with tuition hikes Regents proceed with budget draft without several student cost increases
EDUCATION APS police to monitor campuses via city's real-time surveillance system Officer will watch live feeds from cameras and drones at city's Real Time Crime Center
EDUCATION New Mexico leaders push to create civics seal on high school diplomas Seal would recognize high school seniors who excel in civics coursework or community engagement
EDUCATION In sa国际传媒官网网页入口, lowrider culture finds its next generation Duke City Lowrider Bike Program teaches kids to build custom bikes
EDUCATION Governor signs education package on reading, math, teacher benefits Bills target literacy and math instruction, create a state Office of Special Education, lower health insurance costs for teachers and increase teacher resident salaries
EDUCATION APS reports gains across the board in early reading Students identified in Yazzie-Martinez case continue to lag behind others
EDUCATION APS staff report burnout, heavy workloads in union survey Administrative issues and poor student behavior top concerns
EDUCATION New Mexico's high school graduation rate climbs to highest number in over a decade State still ranks among the bottom nationwide despite gains
EDUCATION UNM Law School receives largest donation in history $4.5 million gift will fund 10 full-tuition scholarships 'in perpetuity'
LEGISLATURE Cellphone ban dies; literacy and teacher health insurance bills head to governor's desk Lawmakers hope to revisit the ban next year
LEGISLATURE Five education bills pass Legislature, head to governor's desk Bills would change math instruction, raise student teacher salaries and create an Office of Special Education
