Lea County schools top state graduation rate According to the New Mexico Public Education Department, each of Lea County’s school districts dramatically has a higher graduation rate than the state average. In Hobbs, the graduation rate is 86 percent. In Lovington, it’s 85.6 percent. In Eunice, it’s 84 percent. The two smallest school districts show a larger grad rate, Jal …

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The path to growing up isn’t perfect; just ask Broadmoor’s principal Galinda Everhart took a detour to success. And although the Broadmoor Elementary School principal isn’t particularly proud of the fact she dropped out of school to marry at 15, she isn’t embarrassed either. “My life is an open book to my students,” Everhart said while sitting in her office …

House bill requiring post-graduation plan for diploma advances By Robert Nott The New Mexican Students attending New Mexico’s public schools may have to add one more graduation requirement to their check-off list if a bipartisan bill heading toward the House Education Committee continues to pick up steam. On Thursday, the House Local Government, Elections, Land Grants and Cultural Affairs Committee …

Teacher pay increase is needed following higher revenue Christopher Ruszkowski By almost every annual measure, public education is on the rise in New Mexico. The lion’s share of credit goes to the educational leaders and excellent teachers in our districts and schools that embrace reform opportunities, act decisively upon their student achievement data and hold high expectations for every child. …

Dora school district closes because of illness among staff DORA, N.M. (AP) — A small eastern New Mexico school district is closed due to illness among its staff. Interim Superintendent Brandon Hays of Dora Consolidated Schools says schools are closed until Monday because illness among regular staff members and substitutes means the district can’t adequate cover its classrooms. Hays says …

Investors to overhaul student housing properties near ENMU ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — New York investors have plans to renovate student housing properties near Eastern New Mexico University’s campuses in Roswell and Portales as part of an effort to increase occupancy rates and boost residential real estate markets in the two communities. The Roswell Daily Record reports that Up Realty LLC, …

Two Hobbs teachers were caught unaware Wednesday when Beverly Jordan, from the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs appeared in their classrooms to present Everyday Hero Awards to them. At College Lane Elementary School, Florence King was surprised when Jordan appeared at her classroom door with the award. “The school knew she was coming and my husband and my …

  Broadmoor celebrates its A New Mexico secretary of education designate Christopher Ruszkowski had a busy day Monday as he traveled through southeast New Mexico presenting banners to schools who received a grade of A as a result of scores on last year’s PARRC test. Christopher Ruszkowski, PED secretary, was at Broadmoor Elementary in Hobbs as the school was celebrated for receiving …

Why some students quit college – and how they can finish By TEDDY NYKIEL, NerdWallet Growing up in Cookeville, Tennessee, a university town about 80 miles east of Nashville, Hayley Furcean was determined to be the first college graduate in her family. “I’ve always been the smart kid,” she says. After graduating from high school in 2008, she earned a full …