NEW MEXICO GRADUATION EQUITY INITIATIVE
NEW MEXICO GRADUATION EQUITY INITIATIVE
What Is The New Mexico Graduation Equity Initiative?
Testimony from New Mexican educational experts heard during the Yazzie-Martinez lawsuit made clear the inequities that pervade our school system. The goal of the New Mexico Graduation Equity Initiative (NMGEI) is to address the education system’s history of structural and inherent racism.
New Mexico’s high school students need a more expansive learning and assessment system that honors their cultural and linguistic strengths while providing feedback and other engaging opportunities—allowing students to take ownership of their learning, build strong identities, and see a rich future ahead.
Together with the New Mexico Public Education Department we are defining and piloting a new project-based graduation pathway that culminates with senior exhibitions to demonstrate learning, as an alternative to graduation options that require traditional testing.
What We’re Doing
- Facilitating the Innovative Assessment Community of Practice
- Facilitating the Educator Community of Practice for Capstone Assessments
- Holding Youth Participatory Action Research groups
- Supporting Equity Council initiatives
- Piloting alternative assessments and new graduation pathways
Join the Initiative
What Is The New Mexico Graduation Equity Initiative?
Testimony from New Mexican educational experts heard during the Yazzie-Martinez lawsuit made clear the inequities that pervade our school system. The goal of the New Mexico Graduation Equity Initiative (NMGEI) is to address the education system’s history of structural and inherent racism.
New Mexico’s high school students need a more expansive learning and assessment system that honors their cultural and linguistic strengths while providing feedback and other engaging opportunities—allowing students to take ownership of their learning, build strong identities, and see a rich future ahead.
Together with the New Mexico Public Education Department we are defining and piloting a new project-based graduation pathway that culminates with senior exhibitions to demonstrate learning, as an alternative to graduation options that require traditional testing.
What We’re Doing
- Facilitating the Innovative Assessment Community of Practice
- Holding Youth Participatory Action Research groups
- Supporting Equity Council initiatives
- Piloting alternative assessments and new graduation pathways
What We’re Doing
- Facilitating the Innovative Assessment Community of Practice
- Facilitating the Educator Community of Practice for Capstone Assessments
- Holding Youth Participatory Action Research groups
- Supporting Equity Council initiatives
- Piloting alternative assessments and new graduation pathways
Join the Initiative
Equity in Education Series
Equity in Education Series
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING:
- Students are paired with local employers to provide meaningful work experiences
- Students are paid, receiving a monthly stipend
- X3 works with schools in historically underserved communities
- Mentors and employer are fully supported by the X3 team
Teachers of New Mexico: the Nation is Watching and Taking Your Lead
Equity Report 2021
What is the New Mexico Graduation Equity Initiative?
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How New Mexico is Working to Decolonize Curriculum
How Equity and Assessment Reinforce Each Other
Why New Mexico Needs Senior Capstones Now
How to Make Senior Capstones Truly Anti-Racist
How Do Students Really Feel About Standardized Tests? Youth Interns Survey Peers to Find Out
Senior Capstones are Replacing Bubble Tests at Some High Schools: How This Will Change Our Education System
Teachers of New Mexico: the Nation is Watching and Taking Your Lead
Equity Report 2021