{"id":19536,"date":"2021-03-12T11:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=19536"},"modified":"2021-03-12T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:43:14","slug":"in-person-learning-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/in-person-learning-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Person Learning Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In-Person Learning Returns | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BtubLR3a3Co?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 12, 2021 \u2013<\/strong> New Mexico is poised to reopen schools across the state by April 5. The move would fulfill the pledge Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made in her State of the State address last month to return to in-person learning by the end of the current school year, but is reopening just weeks before the end of term worth it? The recent decision to prioritize vaccinations for educators may ease some of the concern about public safety, but should teachers and school staff have been given priority earlier on? Still, a return to some kind of normalcy is deemed crucial to the educational \u2013 and mental health \u2013 of New Mexico\u2019s youth.&nbsp; The Line weighs in on opening schools for in-person learning and looks at opportunities remote classrooms may afford.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Gene Grant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Line Opinion Panel:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Diane Denish, former lieutenant governor&nbsp;<br>Dan Foley, former House minority whip&nbsp;<br>Serge Martinez, UNM Law School professor&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2367435\/nm-public-schools-to-reopen-for-in-person-learning-by-april-5.html?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1615244627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PED Wants Kids Back in Class<\/a> \u2013 <em>Albuquerque Journal<\/em>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taosnews.com\/coronavirus\/nm-schools-to-completely-reopen-on-april-5\/article_bd6635a0-80e8-11eb-8ed0-ff95bb8cb5bf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NM Schools to Completely Reopen on April 5<\/a> \u2013 <em>Taos News<\/em>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/new-mexico\/articles\/2021-03-08\/new-mexico-expands-vaccine-eligibility-to-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Mexico Clears Way for School Openings, Teacher Vaccines<\/a> \u2013 <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 12, 2021 \u2013 New Mexico is poised to reopen schools across the state by April 5. The move would fulfill the pledge Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made in her State of the State address last month to return to in-person learning by the end of the current school year, but is reopening just weeks&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":19537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[529],"tags":[5921,6693,5310,5309,7009,7010,7011,7013,7012],"class_list":["post-19536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-line","tag-hybrid-learning","tag-in-person-learning","tag-opening-schools","tag-remote-learning","tag-teachers-unions","tag-vaccination-priorities","tag-vaccine-compliance","tag-vaccines-for-educators","tag-vaccines-for-teachers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In-Person Learning Returns - New Mexico In Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/in-person-learning-returns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In-Person Learning Returns - New Mexico In Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"March 12, 2021 \u2013 New Mexico is poised to reopen schools across the state by April 5. 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