Education

Appeal Hearing Set on Academy’s Charter

    The Española Military Academy has made its final attempt to keep its doors open.     State Education Department spokeswoman Beverly Friedman confirmed Academy officials...

Chama Superintendent Survives Board’s Vote on His Contract

    Chama School District Superintendent Manuel Valdez narrowly avoided getting ousted Tuesday night after that District’s School Board cancelled with a 3-2 vote its...

Mesa Vista School Board Questionnaire

Mesa Vista School Board 1. What specifically should the district do to attract high quality teachers? 2. How would you improve the district’s compliance with public...

Bus Contractor’s Death Sets Off Feud

    An Española School District bus contractor’s marriage to an Española lawyer less than a month before his death set off a bizarre dispute...

Three Board Members Want Superintendent Applications Released

  Update: The Española School Board said Jan. 21 the school district will release all superintendent applications.     The Española School Board has taken no...

Española Valley High School Mariachi Band Plays for Obama

    The Española Valley High School mariachi band braved a reported minus-10 windchill in the nation’s capital to play before newly sworn-in President Barack ...

Lindrith School Student Wins Rio Arriba Spelling Bee

    The smile on Alycia Davis’ face said it all after she correctly spelled “adjacent” at the 2009 Rio Arriba County Spelling Bee.     Upon...

$500,000 in Damage KO’s Old Sombrillo Elementary

    Española School District administrators and law enforcement officials have scarce details on how unidentified thieves caused about $500,000 in damage last fall scavenging...

Boiler Meltdown Costs Española Schools $110,000

    A boiler gone berserk left behind at least $110,000 in flood damage at Española middle school that took a “small army” of Española...

Governments Fork over Thousands To Help Mariachis Get to Inauguration

    Española Valley High School’s Mariachi Sol del Valle needs to raise roughly $25,000 for its travel expenses when it plays at President-elect Barack...

Contract Freeze Ties Superintendent’s Hands

    For some New Mexico school districts, potential budget cuts related to the economic downturn have led to conservation measures and hiring freezes. But...

Former Special Ed Director Still Has Contract with Española Schools

    When former Special Education Director Pat Lopez handed the Española School District her resignation July 14, she never really left the District.     She...

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