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 …
Why I’m Leaving New Mexico – A Young Person’s Perspective on the Brain Drain
Why I’m Leaving New Mexico A Young Person’s Perspective on the Brain Drain By Carlos Marquez | July 19, 2018 “Since New Mexico companies aren’t as likely to hire Boot Camp graduates as I expected, the fact is that I must find opportunities in different states to build the kind of life that I want. “”Since New Mexico companies aren’t …
Graduating as an Undocumented Scholar: DACA’s Role in Building Collective Power
Graduating as an Undocumented Scholar: DACA’s Role in Building Collective Power By Rafael A. Martinez | June 21, 2018 “Living undocumented often feels like a battle between being in/out of the shadows, but DACA allowed undocumented youth the privilege of coming out of the shadows.””Living undocumented often feels like a battle between being in/out of the shadows, but DACA allowed …
4 Things Business and Community Leaders Should Know to Help our Schools Succeed
4 Things Business and Community Leaders Should Know to Help our Schools Succeed By Tony Monfiletto, Future Focused Education | June 7, 2018 “People want our schools to succeed and there is plenty of good will that we should tap to do so. Imagining new relationships with new partners is our task and it will take more than our systems …