Public Education in New Mexico

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This examination of key issues in New Mexico public education emphasizes policies and trends for you to remain dominant in shaping schools and curricula in the state. Educational reform is a constant in New Mexico, as is the influence of politics since nearly one-half of the state’s budget goes to education. But several other significant themes emerge. The vignettes included during the text are included to offer human interest touches to our New Mexico story.

The state’s multicultural heritage, for example, has left a lasting imprint on public education in the shape of bilingual education and the guarantee of funding without reference to socioeconomic and ethnic differences from district to district. The federal presence that shapes such a lot of New Mexico also affects funding for education, from Bureau of Indian Affairs schools to meals for disadvantaged children. As elsewhere in the nation, New Mexico’s school operations in general and curricular policy in particular require an more and more challenging balancing act in which educators should comply with federal and state mandates even as responding to demands for accountability from media, business, and local special interest groups.

Designed to be used in classes to prepare teachers, principals, and superintendents in addition to specialists on the politics and financing of education, this long-needed book can be useful as a reference and brief history for educational leaders, school board members, public education department personnel, education commission members, legislators, governors, parents, and special interest groups.


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