Education

School District Gets a ‘D’ on Report Card

    For the second consecutive year, the Española School District received an unfavorable letter grade from state regulators.     The New Mexico Public Education Department...

District Names New Assoc. Super.

    Española School District Superintendent Eric Martinez added a new member to his executive team when he increased one director’s pay to nearly six...

Board Claims PED ‘Bullying’ District

    The Española School Board voted Monday night to have Superintendent Eric Martinez write a letter to the Public Education Department, refuting the reasons...

Letter of Concern Issued to Superintendent

    Since taking over the leadership of the Española School District less than six months ago, Superintendent Eric Martinez has attracted criticism for some...

State Takes over District Finances

    Citing years of poor record keeping, the New Mexico Public Education Department stripped the Española School Board of its financial responsibilities until further...

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...

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