Graduation – New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org Your home for all things education in The Land of Enchantment Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:53:22 +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 – New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org 32 32 202004729 New Mexico Graduation Rates Show Slight Dip in 2022 https://nmeducation.org/new-mexico-graduation-rates-show-slight-dip-in-2022/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 21:00:00 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=5248 The New Mexico Public Education Department released graduation data for the class of 2022. The data shows a slight decline in the overall graduation rate to 76 percent, down from 76.8 percent in 2021. Gender disparities persisted, with females graduating at 80 percent and males at 73 percent. Ethnic and racial differences were evident, with Asian students graduating at the highest rate at 88 percent, while African American students graduated at a rate of 70 percent. Economically disadvantaged students graduated at a rate of 72 percent, and students with disabilities graduated at 67 percent. English Language Learners graduated at a rate of 76 percent while homeless students had a much lower rate of graduating at 61 percent. Compared to 2021, the overall graduation rate dropped by 0.8 percentage points, and gender disparities remained consistent.

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]]> 5248 Legislators Discuss Dual Credit and Statewide Challenges https://nmeducation.org/legislators-discuss-dual-credit-and-statewide-challenges/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=5186 Closing achievement gaps, enhancing student attendance, and improving test scores have been on the mind of New Mexico legislators. The Legislative Finance Committee convened in Farmington for a multi-day meeting where they delved into these pressing issues, engaging with education experts and analysts. Among the topics of discussion were the rise of dual credit programs, the alarming increase in chronic absenteeism, and New Mexico's efforts to boost reading and math achievement while addressing high school graduation rates.

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]]> 5186 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 Increased graduation rates raise questions https://nmeducation.org/increased-graduation-rates-raise-questions/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:36:44 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4579 Two of New Mexico’s 10 largest public school districts – Albuquerque and Santa Fe –  have reported significant increases in graduation rates since the Covid-19 pandemic began two years ago.
Given the pervasive evidence about learning loss and the devastating impact on students of the social isolation the pandemic caused, these numbers raise more questions than they answer.

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]]> 4579 MAS charter school founder has lived her students’ experience https://nmeducation.org/mas-charter-school-founder-has-lived-her-students-experience/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:37:42 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4540 Mission Achievement and Success Charter School (MAS) opened in Albuquerque in 2012, led by founder JoAnn Mitchell. She had been authorized to open a school serving students in grades 6-12. But after just a couple of years, Mitchell concluded that the school needed to start working with students from their earliest years of schooling, to keep them from falling behind. Mitchell’s own compelling story, and how she built MAS into the highly successful school it is today is the subject of this interview.

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