Learning Loss – New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org Your home for all things education in The Land of Enchantment Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:59:21 +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 Learning Loss – New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org 32 32 202004729 Debate Ignites Over New Mexico’s Proposed School Calendar Changes https://nmeducation.org/debate-ignites-over-new-mexicos-proposed-school-calendar-changes/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=5343 A contentious debate has erupted in New Mexico as the state's Public Education Department (PED) proposes a standardized minimum of 180 instructional days per year for all schools, regardless of their weekly schedule. While rural districts, House Republicans, and education officials are divided in their support and opposition, critics argue that such decisions should remain local. The proposal, which aims to address low proficiency rates, has sparked a robust discussion about balancing standardization and local flexibility in school calendars.

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]]> 5343 Pandemic learning loss will slow state’s economy for decades, study says https://nmeducation.org/pandemic-learning-loss-will-slow-states-economy-for-decades-study-says/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:22:20 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4810 New Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product will be 2.3 percent lower over the course of the 21st century than it would have been had the pandemic never occurred. And students who were in school during the Covid years will see 6.8 percent lower earnings over their lifetimes.

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]]> 4810 State struggling to overcome learning loss: Poll https://nmeducation.org/state-struggling-to-overcome-learning-loss-poll/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 18:43:00 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4702 An overwhelming percentage of New Mexicans believe students suffered learning loss during the Covid-19 pandemic, and two-thirds lack confidence that the state or school districts are doing enough to make up that lost ground.

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