By Scott Marion | National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment | February 7, 2019
How do we fix state-mandated teacher evaluations? Scott Marion gives four key ingredients for a more student-centered, principle-empowered system.
After 25 Years of Teaching, I Changed My Mind About Standardized Testing
By Dr. Jennifer Haan | Executive Director of Bilingual and Migrant Education, Las Cruces Public Schools
I considered myself a progressive educator who views teaching and learning through a social justice lens. There is no way that I could be “traditional” or that anything could be “ingrained” in my mind. I was wrong.
What Did Future Focused Accomplish in 2018?
By Tony Monfiletto | Executive Director, Future Focused Education | December 20, 2018
It was truly a momentous year in expanding our reach, learning deeply, and bringing new voices into the conversation.
Teacher Evaluation Pt. 1: A Good Idea Gone Bad?
By Scott Marion | National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment | January 3, 2019
State-mandated teacher evaluations haven’t fulfilled promises to increase teacher quality and student learning. So, what went wrong?
Our Teacher Shortage is a Crisis. Here’s How We Can Fix It.
By Brian O’Connell | Executive Director, Golden Apple Foundation of New Mexico | December 13, 2018
Teaching has so much flexibility and job security, so why doesn’t anyone want to do it anymore?
Can High Schoolers Handle the Tech World? The FFE Internship Program Proves ‘Yes’
We gathered 16 local technology companies into one room and asked them: “What if you hired a high school intern?” They were skeptical: Could a high schooler really handle the tech world? Here’s what we found.
How to Remodel Our Assessment System: Part I
By Deborah Good, Director of Organization Learning and Research | October 23, 2018
What would it mean to put students at the center of our state’s assessment system? We asked 40 different experts in education; here’s what we found.
Tearing Down the Silos of Work and School
Tearing Down the Silos of Work and School By Tony Monfiletto, Director | courtesy of iNACOL | October 16, 2018 “We must connect students to real-life experiences so they can master the skills to thrive in a career over the long term.” “As a life-long educator and father of four daughters in New Mexico public schools, here is what simultaneously …
What Happens When You Really Listen? Behind the Scenes with Our Student Voices Project
What Happens When You Really Listen? Behind the Scenes with Our Student Voices Project By Glenna Voigt, W.K. Kellogg Fellow | September 27, 2018 Honesty Reyes of Las Cruces High School shows off decorations earned as an ROTC cadet. She is one of 45 students interviewed in our “If You Ask Me…” student voices project.”I was moved to hear how …
The Yazzie/Martinez School Sufficiency Decision Is About Way More than Money
The Yazzie/Martinez School Sufficiency Decision Is About Way More than Money By Edward Tabet-Cubero, NM Coalition for the Majority | August 2, 2018 “As a life-long educator and father of four daughters in New Mexico public schools, here is what simultaneously frustrates me and also gives me hope—WE KNOW WHAT WORKS; we just don’t do it!” “Here is what simultaneously …