I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
President-elect Barack Obama has pledged support for early childhood education, a good sign for Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, who has been a long-time supporter of the movement and may — we stress may — be the state’s next chief executive depending on how things go in Washington.
Denish is a featured presenter at the presidential seminar at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2008 Annual Conference & Expo in Dallas, Texas, this week. It is the world’s largest early childhood education conference with nearly 100,000 members nationwide.
Denish said New Mexico’s aggressive policy approaches to early childhood education is being recognized.
Investing early not only gives our children the best chances of success, it also provides return on a healthy, productive, and educated workforce critical to a stable economy or what I call an educonomy. The conference is an opportunity to gather the latest research and share best practices to inform decisions. I am proud to discuss New Mexico’s leadership and success.
Denish’s presentation, “Moving Early Care and Education Up the Policy Agenda in States,” could be the cornerstone of federal early childhood education policy, she said.
The expo brings together early childhood educators, researchers, advocates, state and national leaders.
