Removing children from their homes — even briefly, for their own protection — may compound their problems.
Education
Seize the session
State officials scramble to respond to restraint and seclusion in schools
One giant leap
New PED head tasked with implementing sweeping reforms.
Building Blocks
Big investment in early childhood aims to provide foundation for NM kids.
Who’s the Threat?
Hundreds of special ed students ID’d as potential threats
Restraint, Seclusion, Deception
Parents, regulators left in the dark over school behavior management techniques
Learning experiences: Emma Jones
From an early age, Emma Jones became an advocate for herself while navigating Albuquerque Public Schools as a homeless student. Her experiences growing up led her to 13 years of community organizing to improve school engagement and identify problems in New Mexico’s education landscape. Jones, 32, is the lead organizer for Learning Alliance New Mexico, […]
Learning experiences: Regis Pecos
Regis Pecos has served as both lieutenant governor and governor of Cochiti Pueblo and was a member of the tribal council for more than 30 years.
Learning experiences: Betsy Cahill
Betsy Cahill knows the problems of teacher retention firsthand. She worked as a preschool teacher for more than 17 years before becoming an associate professor of early childhood education at New Mexico State University in 1994. A native of New Jersey, she attended Kent State University in Ohio and ended up remaining there afterward. She […]
Learning experiences: Julia Bergen
It was just two days into the school year, and Julia Bergen already was dealing with two cases of student homelessness. Then she heard about an influx of Guatemalan migrant children just released from federal detention, who had unexpectedly shown up in a Santa Fe school. Bergen is executive director of Communities In Schools of […]