Education

Northern professor elected to Public Education Commission

    While 667 votes aren’t usually considered a large amount in an election, it is when you are a write-in candidate and your opponent...

Central Office Contract Awarded

    The Española School Board awarded a local construction company a multi-million dollar contract to construct a new central office building.     The District lost...

District Settles $3.2 M Abuse Lawsuit

    The Española School District settled a sexual abuse lawsuit for $3.2 million, following abuse by former teacher Gary Gregor, shielded by the administration.   ...

Española Schools Gain 236 Students In 40-day Count

    More students are attending school in the Española School District than last year according to numbers officials submitted to state regulators.     The District’s...

Legal Team Trains Board in Transparency

    The Española School Board got an expensive Open Meetings, Governmental Conduct and Inspection of Public Records acts tutorial from the Santa Fe law...

Rural Library Leaders Wait for Rio Arriba County to Amend Budget

  A coalition of independent libraries asked the Rio Arriba County Commission Sept. 29 to revisit budget cuts commissioners made in June. Three weeks...

High School Leaders Battle The Oncoming Truancy Tide

    Editor’s note: this piece was written when Tom Graves was still principal of Española Valley High School.     Española Valley High School principal Tom...

ProSec Owner Files Tort Claim Against School District

   A former Española School Board member and former Rio Arriba County Commissioner is poised to take legal action against the District as a...

Threatening Note Sparks Lockdown at Mesa Vista High School

   A lockdown Oct. 6 at the Mesa Vista Middle and High School, caused by a note threatening a student, is suspected of being...

Superintendent Moves High School Principal, Three Others

    Current seniors at Española Valley High School have seen many administrative changes since they were freshmen — including five principals.         The newest...

District Parents Cry Foul over Board Agenda

    Two Española School Board members got into a verbal altercation at the Oct. 5 Board meeting, after Superintendent Eric Martinez tried to push...

Elusive Subs Fill in As Coach ‘Works’ in Admin.

    Since Public Education Department officials suggested Española Valley High School teacher and coach Richard Martinez was too dangerous to be around students, he...

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