New Mexico Ranks Low per Pupil Spending But Fares Well Overall
New Mexico spends 4638 dollars per pupil in 1997, below the national average of 5873, yet allocates a larger share of personal income to education. State officials note heroic support given wealth, while critics cite funding disparities and talent retention challenges. Neighboring states show varied per pupil totals, from Texas 5267 to Utah 3810.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
U.S. Census Bureau
Arizona
Utah
New Jersey
Alaska
Texas
Sharon Bail
State Department of Education
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Paul Broome
State Federation of Educational Employees
Broome
Colorado
Oklahoma
Law means confusion for schools SANTA FE
The tougher Megan s Law in New Mexico will give districts information on local sex offenders but districts lack guidance on actions. Law enforcement will notify schools within a mile about convicts, while schools seek state guidance. Officials worry about liability and safety as the Internet registry launches July 1.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Wheeler
New Jersey
Department of Public Safety
N M Briefs Hobbs Arson and Murder Case Highlights
A Hobbs man was found stabbed dead in a burned trailer home and died before the fire. Adam Munoz, 26, was arrested in Lubbock on open murder and third degree arson charges. The victim Andrew Salazar, 28, had multiple upper body stab wounds. Munoz awaits extradition to New Mexico on a $250,000 bond. Off-road buffs oppose Forest Service roadless area closures in New Mexico, arguing loss of access to unmaintained trails still used by riders. Public comment ends July 17. San Juan Regional Medical Center in Kirtland plans to shut or sell its losing LifeCourse Pharmacy by July 31 due to low usage. The pharmacy began in 1997.
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HOBBS
Adam Munoz
Lubbock
Texas
Andrew Salazar
Munoz
Salazar
Lubbock-area
New Mexico
Albuquerque
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Mark Wolf
Mark Werkmeister
Edward Sullivan
The
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
Kirtland
San Juan Regional Medical Center
Steve Altmiller
Farmington Hospital
Las Cruces woman pleads no contest in fatal accident
Maria Flores, 41, pleaded no contest to four counts of vehicular homicide and one of driving under the influence after her van plunged into an irrigation canal near Mesilla Dam killing four men from Torreón, Mexico. Blood alcohol was 0.14 percent. Flores faces substantial prison time and will be sentenced after a diagnostic evaluation.
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Las Cruces
Maria Flores
Mesilla Dam
Stephen Bridgforth
Flores
Jeff Lahan
Rio Grande
Mexico
Julio Nino
Facundo Perez Samaniego
Gilberto Chairez
Torreon
Juan Reyes
Coronado
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Sharon Ball
Department of Education
John Wheeler
State Department of Public Safety
Veronica Garcia
State Education Department
John Duran
Garcia
N.M. Briefs
Kirtland LifeCourse
Sifige
West
US West
NM Public Regulation Commission
Public Regulation Commission
NM Public — Regulation Commission
PRC
Bill Pope
Roswell
Lynda Lovejoy
Crownpoint
Herb Hughes
Jerome Block
Tony Schaefer
New Mexico Retail Association
NVI Photel Viotel Association
Nave Grocers Association
NVI Automotive Dealers Association
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