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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

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Guv announces initiatives to improve high school graduation rates

By | 08.05.09 | 12:23 pm

The state will try to improve its student drop-out rate by expanding a program that employs online courses that help high school drop-outs win credits toward graduation, Gov. Bill Richardson announced Wednesday.

N.M. charter schools trail traditional public schools, study says

By | 06.23.09 | 1:00 am

Only six of New Mexico’s 73 charter schools outperformed their traditional public school counterparts on standardized test scores, a new study shows. The study conducted by Stanford researchers also found that New Mexico was one of six states where charter school students’ academic gains were lower on average than those of their non-charter public school counterparts.