Jose de Wit

Rio Arriba Not Ignored

    Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has already made more of an effort to secure Rio Arriba County’s Democratic base three months prior to...

Do Schools Need Cops ?

    Española School District and Española Police Department officials listed various reasons why police officers are needed in schools. Those explanations boil down to...

Will Stimulus Money Bring Faster Internet?

    Local agencies and utility companies are teaming up to compete for federal stimulus funding to build a high-speed Internet pipeline that would serve...

Former Espanola Superintendent Heads Los Carinos

    The Governing Board of Los Cariños Charter School has hired a new, albeit familiar, figure as that school’s top administrator this school year.    ...

All Pay, No Work at City

    An employee policy handbook that provides for 10 different types of leave routinely allows city of Española employees to stay home from work...

Board Delays Decision on Grant To Avoid Illegal Move

    Citing concerns about adhering to state procurement law, the Española School Board voted July 23 to delay handing over a $308,696 federal grant...

Long-Delayed School health Clinic Opens Doors

    It took two years to plan and build, but the Española middle school finally has a new building for its health clinic.     The...

District Honors Successful Teachers

    Standardized test resutls this year for the Española School District were bittersweet.     On one hand, four out of every five District schools failed...

$2.5 Million Investment Backfires on City

    It seemed like a sound investment at the time, but the city of Española’s decision to transfer $2.5 million from Valley National Bank...

Squabbling Jeopardizes El Rito Head Start

    El Rito’s Head Start program has not managed to secure a permanent location for its classroom less than a month before the start...

Unlicensed Teachers Taught at Espanola Military Academy

    If your child attended the Española Military Academy this past school year, there was a one-in-five chance that at least one of his...

District Decides To Follow Law, Puts Grant Out to Bid

    The Española School Board will bid out the administration of a lucrative federal grant rather than automatically hand it over to the non-profit...

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