Teachers as Agents of Change in New Mexico Education
Gov appointed task force proposed a shift from years of experience toward evaluations based on student achievement 50 percent observation 25 percent and local measures 25 percent. Disparities in pay and recognition were highlighted as concerns for excellent teachers and reforms aim to reward achievement and support underperforming schools.
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Adsentiaaes
Skandera
El-Diablo
Celia Merrill
Golden Apple Foundation
New Mexico News Services
Editorial censuring SOPA blocks on internet speech
Guest Editorial argues SOPA would let the government block entire sites for alleged copyright violations, stifling free expression and online innovation. It critiques congressional ignorance and corporate lobbying, urging Congress to delete the bill.
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Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry
Callahan
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
SOPA
YouTube
Maginot Line
Drs. Moe
Larry
Curly
Judiciary Committee
Jason Chaffetz
Utah
Panama City
Debates on Sex Prediction By Ultrasound and Pregnancy Guesses
Readers weigh traditional signs and cravings as myths about sex of the baby persist. The column then shifts to Sonia Sotomayor and the Arizona immigration decision, noting the weight of representation for Latinas and the push for equal identity in America.
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Doctor K
Reader
Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
U.S
Doonesbury and Sotomayor The Immigrant Question
The piece argues Sotomayor’s background as a Bronx raised Latina influences views on immigrants while noting Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. It contends she understands immigrant issues from lived experience and from legal knowledge, including the term undocument ed immigrant, and contrasts with broader media demonization.
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Sotomayor
Bronx
Rience
Princeton
Supreme Court
Local Roswell students named for U.S. service academies
Twenty five New Mexico seniors were nominated by Rep. Joe Skeen for service academies. Roswell High selections include Derek Coffman for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Ronald Sanders for the Air Force Academy, and Douglas Vineyard for West Point, plus Goddard High’s Tabitha Clark for the Naval Academy. All are seniors.
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New Mexico
Roswell High School
Goddard High School
U.S
Joe Skeen
Roswell High
Derek Coffman
Donald Coffman
Roswell
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ronald Sanders
Tommy Sanders
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Douglas M. Vineyard
Michael Vineyard
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Goddard
Tabitha Clark
Ben Clark
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Condoleezza Rice
Paul Wolfowitz
Richard Perle
Douglas Feith
United Media Syndicate
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