Education

Peñasco Superintendent Placed on Leave

The Peñasco School Board placed its new superintendent on administrative leave after her son allegedly trespassed into several classrooms at Peñasco Elementary School. The Board...

Family Settles for $1.3M After Tasing

A teenage boy with special needs who was tased by former Rio Arriba Sheriff’s deputy Jeremy Barnes in Española Valley High School received a...

Española Band Program Getting Students in Tune

Hundreds of parents and community members gathered at Northern New Mexico College Feb. 27 for a concert put on by the Española Valley High...

McCurdy Charter Students Forced to Clean Restrooms

Some parents and students at McCurdy Charter School are speaking out against students having to clean restrooms and other facilities at the School. Katherine Petersen,...

Valley High Seniors Raise Funds

The restrooms at Española Valley High School have long been in poor condition, sometimes lacking the features needed to ensure student privacy and hygiene. In...

Four Make Shortlist for Pojoaque Superintendent

The Pojoaque Valley School District Board announced Feb. 12 four finalists to become the District’s new superintendent. The Board met in executive session for nearly...

‘Backup Plan’ Would Send Juvenile Prisoners to Farmington

Families of Rio Arriba’s juvenile detainees may soon have to travel to San Juan County to visit incarcerated children. In response to the possible closure...

Española Police Department to Place Officers in Schools

Nine months after a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office deputy tased a student with special needs at Española Valley High School, police officers will...

Family Settles with County After Tasing

The family of a teenager with special needs reached a settlement with Rio Arriba County for an undisclosed sum Monday after a sheriff’s deputy...

New Health Care Rule Could Increase Teacher Vacancies

School district officials from around the state, including in the Española School District, are concerned a change in public employee health care rules could...

Tasing Case Nears Settlement

A settlement is likely coming soon in the civil case between the family of a 15-year-old boy tased by former Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s...

Report on Special Education Overlooks Parent Complaints

The New Mexico Public Education Department released an annual report which states Española School District was 100 percent compliant with federal special education law,...

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