By Adam Evarts / NM News Port The state of New Mexico is sending kids back to school in-person and on a full-time basis beginning this week. For many parents, the move is long overdue, after spending more than a year of having their students learn from home under coronavirus safety restrictions. Dr. Ryan Stewart,… Continue reading How New Mexico schools returned to in-person learning
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Are Graduate Students Considered Workers? University Says ‘No’.
By Gordon Payne / NM News Port Graduate students employed at the University of New Mexico protested outside of the university president’s house on January 27 as part of an ongoing disagreement between the school and the students over their right to unionize. Graduate workers at UNM officially filed for union recognition with the state … Continue reading Are Graduate Students Considered Workers? University Says ‘No’.
Months into the pandemic, challenges remain in virtual classrooms
By Adam Evarts / NM News Port Gwen Gordon sits behind her desk, awaiting the arrival of her students. On the desk sits an attendance book, the day’s lesson plans and her grade book. She hears a noise and looks up. But instead the sound of the classroom door, she hears students arriving in her… Continue reading Months into the pandemic, challenges remain in virtual classrooms
Community centers giving kids “sense of normalcy” amid pandemic
By Manuel Romero / NM News Port With COVID-19 case numbers surging across the state, most children find themselves at home trying to learn from virtual classrooms. But for some school kids, Albuquerque’s community centers are their homebase. City of Albuquerque Community Services Division Manager Cristin Chavez-Smith said that these distance-learning programs provide a… Continue reading Community centers giving kids “sense of normalcy” amid pandemic
UNM students weary and frustrated with online learning
By William Jennings / NM News Port With COVID-19 cases hitting record numbers in November, the University of New Mexico (UNM) is back to fully online classes and is planning to continue virtual learning next January. Senior Alex McCausland is one of many students attending UNM online who is frustrated with the experience. “It’s just… Continue reading UNM students weary and frustrated with online learning
Technological barriers concern APS community
By Alika Medina and Mariah Perry / NM News Port Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) have deployed a sweeping array of online tools and resources to help nearly 84,000 students from 143 schools learn at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Many students and parents are struggling with the technology and administrators admit remote learning isn’t the… Continue reading Technological barriers concern APS community
APS community adjusting to online learning
By Alika Medina & Mariah Perry / NM News Port Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) started the school year on Aug. 12 with remote learning. Seven days later, the district announced the virtual learning approach would be extended through the fall semester. It’s part of a safety plan put in place to prevent coronavirus transmission among… Continue reading APS community adjusting to online learning
Central New Mexico high schools still undecided on in-person learning
By Adam Evarts / NM News Port Shortly after the fall semester began, Albuquerque Public Schools announced that they will stick with online-only classes until January. Other central New Mexico school districts are waiting to see how the coronavirus pandemic plays out — and what the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) advises — before… Continue reading Central New Mexico high schools still undecided on in-person learning
Albuquerque boy collaborates with high-tech hub to build his own prosthetic hand
By Santana Ortiz for New Mexico News Port / William Sahlstrom is a typical 9-year-old who loves Batman and basketball, but William has had to learn to move through life a little differently than other boys. He was born without a left hand due to a congenital condition that affects one in 10-thousand. “They think… Continue reading Albuquerque boy collaborates with high-tech hub to build his own prosthetic hand