The Public Education Department’s court-ordered plan to improve education for public school students across New Mexico lacks robust community oversight and targeted investments, advocates and educators say.
Those are some initial reactions shared at a press conference Wednesday in Albuquerque to the 190-page plan released this week.
In April, a state judge found New Mexico wasn’t complying with a landmark 2018 ruling, known as Yazzie/Martinez for its lead plaintiffs, that directed the state to meet its constitutional duty to sufficiently educate Native American students, English language learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities…