Albuquerque Teachers Federation

“Very possibly” answers The Albuquerque Journal in a story today.
Reporter Andrea Schoellkopf writes that “Albuquerque Public Schools could face immediate cuts of $25 million to $30 million in its $668.5 million budget if the state orders budget cuts for public education.”

New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary Veronica Garcia’s qualified endorsement of studying merit pay pushes New Mexico into a national debate over the efficacy of basing part of a teacher’s pay on performance, as well as how that performance should be measured.

The economy has taken center stage in this presidential election, but more than a few people, including teachers, school administrators and other educators, are looking at candidates’ education platforms.
“If you watched the last debate, you saw how far apart John McCain and Barack Obama are when it comes to education reform,” Ellen Bernstein, president of [...]