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Addressing Chronic Absenteeism in NM Schools

October 19, 2023
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10.20.23 – Chronic absenteeism has long persisted in New Mexico’s rollcall of school problems. The rate ticked down in the most recently completed school year, but it’s more than doubled since 2019. KUNM’s Megan Kamerick hosts a special roundtable to talk about what the state is doing to get more students to show up to…

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PED Cabinet Secretary on the State’s Response to Yazzie-Martinez Ruling

October 19, 2023
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10.20.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we turn our attention to three education issues we’ve been following closely in recent weeks and months, beginning with the state’s response to the court ruling in the seminal Yazzie-Martinez case. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Public Education Department Secretary Dr. Arsenio Romero about the…

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