Taos teachers protest state evaluation system with burn barrel
More than 20 Taos Middle School teachers gathered around a rusty barrel May 21 to burn state issued teacher evaluations amid claims of widespread errors. In Taos district only 7 percent rated highly effective, 41 percent effective, 45 percent minimally effective, and 7 percent ineffective, with broader statewide scores higher. Teachers cite data mismatches where scores rely on tests not given or not taught, prompting protests and planned challenges to at least 35 percent of evaluations.
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Taos Middle School
Melissa Sandoval
Taos
New Mexico
Joe Torres
Taos High School
Torres
Carlos Garcia
Chrysalis Alternative School
Tracy Galligan
Garcia's
Deaths of Jeramie Klose and Gustavo Vallejos Jr.
Obituaries note Jeramie Paul Klose, 32, of Questa, died May 11 and Gustavo Vallejos Jr., of Amalia, died May 17. Page 6 obituary notices.
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Jeramie Paul Klose
Questa
Gustavo “Gus” Vallejos Jr
Amalia
One Year Later Mateo Recovers From Suboxone Overdose
In Questa a crowd marks one year since toddler Mateo narrowly survived an overdose on Suboxone. His mother Kristi Padilla recalls a once vibrant child now living with anoxic brain injury. Investigators say the dose came from his father Jerome Dominguez who was present in the home May 22, 2014. A sibling described seeing Mateo swallow a pill from a dresser drawer in the father's bedroom.
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Mateo Oe
Questa
Kristi Padilla
Vic
Mateo
Andrew Ox Mateo Dominguez
Broadband backbone near completion for Kit Carson Electric
The main fiber network for Kit Carson Electric Cooperative is nearly finished with a target date of June 30 for the backbone. It remains unclear when all homes and businesses seeking access will be connected and online. The delay is noted by Kit Carson on the broadband page.
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Kit Carson Electric Cooperative
Kit
Last edition ends Angel Fire Chronicle and Baton’s Comet papers
The Taos News parent company ceases weekly print in Angel Fire and Raton due to dwindling ad revenue. The Chronicle site remains at sangrechronicle.com. Subscribers may switch to The Taos News or receive refunds by email or phone. Robin Martin notes the broader shift to online presence and print-free strategies.
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Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
Baton
Comet
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Taos News
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Marcia Wood
Robin Martin
Santa Fe New Mexican
Raton
Taos
Moreno Valley
Chronicle
Sangrechronicle. Com
Martin
Son
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