Santa Fe Public Schools in January named Julieta Salazar, English Language Arts and AVID Elective teacher at Santa Fe High School, its 2022 Teacher of the Year. Salazar developed lesson plans and materials in the Canvas platform to help teachers transition into remote...
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Finding the Work/Life Balance is a Community Affair
In New Mexico, about 60% of children under 6 have all parents in the labor force. One of the greatest challenges working parents face is that we’re expected to parent like we don’t have a job and work like we don’t have children. This makes absolutely no sense, and I...
A Desk of Their Own
In the summer of 2020, during what we thought was the height of the pandemic, my wife, Sonya, and I were acutely aware of the issues facing young learners at home as another remote school year was set to begin. Sonya was an associate principal at Capital High School,...
Check Your Change. There is History in Your Pocket!
Have you ever wondered about the art on our money? Ever since the beginning of the United States when the first Congress passed the Coinage Act, the United States Mint has been authorized to create and distribute standard coins for our nation. The denominations...
Celebrate Special Olympics All Year Long
As you walk onto our playing fields and watch the Special Olympics athletes compete, you will see lives change right in front of your eyes — but don’t be surprised if the life that changes the most is your own. We invite everyone to be a part of the Special Olympics...
Cover Kids Q&A – Jasper & Mateo
Jasper, age 7 1/2, and Mateo Ciano, age 9 1/2, are brothers who enjoy spending time together swimming, playing in the snow, hiking, biking, playing chess and ambushing their parents with a snowball fight.What do you like most about yourself right now? J: That I love...
It’s Time for Teens to Thrive
It’s Time for Teens to Thrive Local organizations are expanding and innovating to empower youth. What does it mean to thrive? The dictionary definition of “thrive” is to prosper, be fortunate or successful, grow vigorously and flourish. What does it take for teens to...