Graduation requirements – New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org Your home for all things education in The Land of Enchantment Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:52:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://nmeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/11-29-2021_NewMexico_NMEducationLogo_V1-08-150x150.png Graduation requirements – New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org 32 32 202004729 Bill Reducing Graduation Requirements Vetoed https://nmeducation.org/bill-reducing-graduation-requirements-vetoed/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4943 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham exercised her power on April 7 to veto a bill that would have loosened requirements for New Mexico’s students to graduate.

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]]> 4943 Graduation requirements reduction bill would cause long-term damage https://nmeducation.org/graduation-requirements-reduction-bill-would-cause-long-term-damage/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:45:22 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4877 While amendments made House Bill 126 slightly more palatable, it remains deeply flawed and will cause long-term damage if signed into law.

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]]> 4877 PED graduation requirements proposal dilutes quality of education https://nmeducation.org/ped-graduation-requirements-proposal-dilutes-quality-of-education/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:19:50 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4620 The value of a New Mexico high school diploma relative to other states has been a longstanding concern, with many graduates finding that they must take remedial courses in college and are behind students from other states. Watering down New Mexico’s high school graduation requirements would take our public schools in the opposite direction from the majority of states, and the wrong direction for student success.

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]]> 4620 News analysis: State could loosen graduation requirements, exacerbating inequities https://nmeducation.org/news-analysis-state-could-loosen-graduation-requirements-exacerbating-inequities/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:39:31 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4570 This raises questions about what receiving a high school diploma means in terms of what any given student knows and is capable of doing. There could potentially be enormous variability from one district to another. 

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