Posts Tagged ‘failing schools’
The Line: NM’s Public Education Department And Failing Schools
May 25, 2018 – New Mexico’s Public Education Department believes it knows the best way to fix four struggling elementary schools, three of which are in the APS district. But the Legislative Education Study Committee says the PED may not legally have the final say on any intervention plans. Is this actually a problem with…
Read MoreThe Line: PED Wants “Rigorous Intervention” For Low-Performing Schools
December 8, 2017 – Standards outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, have caused the New Mexico Public Education Department to seek “more rigorous intervention” for four failing schools. One option is to close down those schools. Gene Grant and the Line panel ask the question: Is closing a school the right answer…
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