Posts by Ashley Rammelsberg
The Line: New Test, Familiar Results for New Mexico Students
August 2, 2019 – In New Mexico, only about one third of public school students can read at grade level and about one fifth are proficient in math. We’re coming out of eight years of Republican policies and, before that, eight years of Democratic policies. Current Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham outlined a “moonshot” of…
Read MoreThe Line: Fiesta Downplays Violence While Celebrating Española Valley
August 2, 2019 – A retelling of history by organizers of the 50th Española Valley Fiesta has drawn criticism from some who say it ignores historical violence. The Rio Grande Sun’s Nathanael King wrote in a July 19 article that organizers aimed to make the Fiesta more culturally inclusive while reenacting Spanish Conquistador Juan de…
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