KRQE News 13 - Education

Boy missing after school found

Johnny Chandler — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:16:45 GMT

An 8-year-old boy who failed to meet his mother after school was located early this evening.

Sleeping women groped in UNM dorm

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:48:10 GMT

A man broke into several University of New Mexico student dorm rooms last week, groping two women while they slept, according to campus police.

Mc Collum Elementary placed on lockdown

Johnny Chandler — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:04:50 GMT

Collum Elementary was placed on lockdown at 2:30pm.

City to school, change your conduct

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:19:01 GMT

Albuquerque city officials are making their message loud and clear to a charter school that's been causing headaches for neighbors and police.

Parents talk about teacher's rape case

Alex Tomlin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:11:04 GMT

Parents met with Jimmy Carter Middle School officials Friday evening to discuss the fallout from recent allegations that a 33-year-old social studies teacher had sex with her 13-year-old student.

Locksley, Gerald trade verbal jabs

Jessica Garate — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:59:02 GMT

The tale of an altercation involving University of New Mexico football Head Coach Mike Locksley shifted again Friday as UNM released documents it denied having that revealed witness allegations officials claimed didn't exist.

Taos, Espa�ola schools get $2M grant

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:21 GMT

The Española and Taos school districts will receive more than $2 million in federal funds.

Rape charges divide teacher's friends

Alex Tomlin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:16:45 GMT

Friends of an Albuquerque Public School teacher facing rape charges over her relationship with a 13-year-old student were divided in their emotions Thursday with some offering messages of support and others expressing disgust.

Motive sought in drive-by killing

Bill Diven — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:28:59 GMT

John Valenzuela was playing football in the snow Thursday when his family heard gunshots and found him dying in a drive-by shooting that has two people in custody and sheriff's deputies looking for at least one more.

NM education standards below benchmarks

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:01:02 GMT

A new report shows New Mexico's achievement standards in fourth- and eighth-grade reading and math are lower than a national benchmark.

Dodson: CYFD cuts would be devastating

Dave Bohman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:24:58 GMT

Dorian Dodson, the secretary of the state Children, Youth and Families Department, said Thursday that budget cuts that have passed the Legislature and are awaiting the governor's signature would be devastating to social services.

Rape case against APS teacher detailed

Jessica Garate — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:52:31 GMT

An Albuquerque Public Schools middle school teacher has been charged with rape over accusations she had sex with one of her students, a 13-year-old boy, police said Wednesday night.

Suspect caught after schools lock down

Jim Winchester — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:40:53 GMT

Albuquerque police have arrested an armed man they say eluded authorities for several hours Tuesday afternoon forcing the lockdown of three schools.

Governor hears budget fears first-hand

Ian Schwartz — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:10:44 GMT

New Mexicans spooked by pending cuts in the state budget delivered their pleas in person to Gov. Bill Richardson Tuesday during an open house at his Capitol office.

Finalists announced for NMSU president

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:07:38 GMT

New Mexico State University has announced the names of five finalists who hope to become the school's next president.

NM Lottery to add Mega Millions

Todd Dukart — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:12:42 GMT

The New Mexico Lottery's Board of Directors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to sell Mega Millions tickets alongside Powerball tickets.

Aztec superintendent leaving Nov. 4

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:40 GMT

Superintendent Linda Paul has resigned from the Aztec Municipal School District to serve as executive director of the upstart New Mexico Leadership Institute. Her resignation is effective Nov. 4.

Schools sort out pending budget cuts

Ian Schwartz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:06:07 GMT

School districts around the state are trying to figure out what they may have to cut after lawmakers voted to reduce school spending during last week's special session.

Bloomfield superintendent resigns

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:14:59 GMT

The Bloomfield school board has ended a two-month dispute by accepting the resignation of Superintendent Randy Allison.

PTO scrubs school amid H1N1 concerns

Devon Armijo — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:41:26 GMT

With the rise of H1N1 flu cases, parents at one elementary school in Las Vegas worked Saturday to keep their kids healthy.

Education cuts clear House committee

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:05:04 GMT

A bill that would cut $54 million from K-12 public education, $35 million from higher education and make other cuts passed a House committee on Wednesday, the first hurdle the bill faced as state lawmakers try to close a $660 million deficit in next year's budget.

ENMU adopts two greyhounds as mascots

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:11:18 GMT

Eastern New Mexico University has adopted two rescued former racing greyhounds to become the school's official animal mascots.

Budgets fix may only delay tax hikes

Michael Herzenberg — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:17:52 GMT

If lawmakers don't cut state spending now money reserves will be in the negative by the end of the year, a cabinet secretary testified before the state Senate Monday.

Parents concerned after H1N1 deaths

Jeff Todd — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:24 GMT

The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed that 13 of the state's residents have died from H1N1 flu, including two teens from the same high school in Roswell.

Teachers take zero-G lessons to class

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:22:55 GMT

Teachers who participated in a zero-gravity flight a few weeks ago are taking some of what they found back to the classroom.

NM educators concerned over budget woes

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:06:07 GMT

Education could be on the chopping block to fix the budget problems. So for the second time in two weeks, passionate teachers and parents stormed the state capitol in protest.

NMMI honors graduate killed in rescue

Kaitlin McCarthy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:25:53 GMT

A New Mexico State Police helicopter pilot killed in the crash of his helicopter during a rescue mission last June was remembered Friday at his former school.

2 teen suicides prompt Ruidoso action

Jeff Todd — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:10:21 GMT

There's an air of sadness and community concern in Ruidoso following the recent suicides of two high school students.

Roswell schools prepare for H1N1

Jeff Todd — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:18:03 GMT

Two weeks ago, a Goddard High School senior died from the H1N1 flu, and schools in Roswell are putting a plan in place to deal with any outbreak of the virus.

Quick session may be long money brawl

Dave Bohman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:04:55 GMT

With no agreement on resolving the state budget crisis Gov. Bill Richardson's hope for a one-day special session of the Legislature on Saturday is turning into visions of a long, tough fight.