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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore problems in the classroom the state’s new public education secretary will face.  Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with Dr. Karen Sanchez-Griego, a former superintendent of the Cuba Independent School District. Sanchez-Griego speaks on the state’s graduation rates and how public education can improve.  COVID, remote learning, returning…

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore the history of Labor Day and the state of labor in New Mexico in 2024. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with University of New Mexico professor Dr. Jason Scott Smith as he explains the roots of the holiday and considers how Americans should measure economic…