Chris McGuinness

Too Little Too Late For Santa Clara Fire Prevention

This article was originally printed in the July 21, 2011 edition.     After receiving more than $6 million in federal stimulus money in 2010 to...

Second Time’s a Charm for Maruska

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     After a three-hour closed session that ended close to 10 p.m. Monday night,...

Española Principals Playing Musical Chairs — Again

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Española School District parents will be seeing some new faces in the offices...

Chavez Demoted

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Four members of the Española School Board deposed Andrew Chavez from his position...

McCurdy Makes Charter Bid Official

This article was originally printed in the July 14, 2011 edition.     Española residents may see two new charter schools in the near future, according...

Board Can’t Decide Fate of ‘Trashed’ School

    Just a few minutes down the road from Sombrillo Elementary, the old Sombrillo campus sits in disarray, its walls cluttered with graffiti, windows...

Claiming Victory, Salazar Will Drop Recount Case

    Joann Salazar is giving up her court case challenging the Feb. 1 Española School Board election results but still claims she won her...

Ousted Super. Picks Up Second Job While on Leave

    About a month after the Española School Board put her on paid administrative leave, outgoing superintendent Janette Archuleta began working as a contractor...

Deputies in Schools?

    The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department is considering offering its services to the Española School District for the 2011-12 school year and could...

Graduation Rates Mixed in Northern NM

    School districts in Northern New Mexico received a mixed bag of results as the state Education Department released graduation rates for the class...

Shake-up on Mesa Vista Board

    The Mesa Vista School Board reorganized its leadership last week to give the Board’s two newest members the top two positions.     The four...

Board Member Blasts Security Expense

    The Española School District’s politically connected private security contractor will be returning for another school year, much to the dismay of Board Vice...

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