Education

McCurdy Struggles with Economic Turmoil

    A drop in enrollment and a tuition cut at McCurdy School have forced the school to rack up major debt so far this...

Board Delays Action on Maintenance Work

    Students and staff at Chimayó Elementary are once again having to bundle up to cope with frigid temperatures in their school.     In addition...

Española School Audits Still Late

    The Española School District is one of three educational institutions in Rio Arriba County that have failed to submit fiscal year 2009 audits...

Public Education Spared Major Funding Cuts

  Governor Bill Richardson signed legislation Nov. 12 slashing $51.8 million from public education funding and $35.4 million from higher education programs statewide.     The...

Garcia Heirs Reach Settlement

    The inheritance battle between the family of a deceased Española School District bus contractor and the Española lawyer who married him shortly before...

New Twist on Old Tradition

Though most people associate El Día de Los Muertos celebrations with Mexico and Central America, San Juan Elementary students are using performance art to...

Interview: New Mesa Vista Super Discusses Plans for District

    Mesa Vista School District Superintendent Randy Earwood has been on the job two weeks, and already he is eyeing facilities upgrades, curriculum improvement...

Rio Arriba County 2010 Spelling Bee Guidelines

The Rio Grande SUN is once again organizing and hosting this year's Rio Arriba County Spelling Bee for middle and elementary school students.        ...

College Faces $600,000 Cut

    A round of budget cuts that passed the state legislature Oct. 23 slammed colleges but mostly spared school districts — for now.     “If...

Schools Brace for Cuts

    Next school year, Española School District students may lose some fine arts and other elective classes, and some District administrators, nurses, counselors and...

Lawmakers Contemplate Budget Cuts

    With the state’s budget anywhere from $400 million to $700 million in the red, school officials across the state are holding their breath...

Graffiti Dampens Homecoming

    The Española Valley High School football ticket office and student parking lot donned some spirited decor in the days leading up to...

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