Summer Reading Program nears goal in Rio Rancho
City library director Bill Cicola reports strong start to the Dream Big Read program on day one of summer. About 1,500 participants so far, with 2,000 registrants goal and 1,800 of 2,500 pre-registered using school computers. 2,400 kids blogging about books.
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National lab grants fund northern New Mexico schools
The Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation awards 2.1 million dollars in grants to seven northern New Mexico districts for STEM education. Rio Rancho Public Schools gets 66431 for middle and high school science fair skills and kits, plus Inquiry Science Kits. Jemez Valley and Bernalillo districts receive 81910 and 3000 respectively for STEM and robotics programs aiding hundreds of students and teachers. Since 1998 LANL Foundation has granted over 29 million to improve education in the region.
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