Roswell educator urges balanced teacher evaluations
Tom Burris RISD superintendent advocates strengthening teacher support while using student learning as the core metric. He argues for an evaluation system that includes principal observations and attendance to reveal true classroom impact and to guide professional development.
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Editorial: Choosing Between the Lesser of Two Evils
An editorial argues that voters and leaders face a grim choice between evils in foreign policy. It contends Obama may need more ground troops and urges Congress to assert war powers, shaping limits on any action against Islamic State and Syria. Reprint from the Jacksonville Daily News.
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It's the jobs stupid lessons from a NM election column
A reader critiques a political column on Susana Martinez and Barack Obama noting campaign flaws. It argues Martinez lacked economic policy depth, cites funding influence on reelection, and recalls 2010 conflicts over birthplaces and emails. The piece concludes with four years of on the job training for Martinez beginning after the 2010 race.
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Health facilities survival in small New Mexico towns
AARP Bulletin and ACEP report rank New Mexico emergency services near the bottom nationally with a D grade. The piece notes hospital closures private management shifts and local tax hikes to fund indigent care, framing access for elderly and working poor as a survival issue.
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