Education

What Families Learned During the APS Listening Session: New Meals, Bus Upgrades, and More

The recent listening session allowed APS and families to discuss ways to improve students’ daily experiences, from meals to transportation.

The Power of Sleep in Learning: Parents Urged to Reset Children’s Sleep Schedules Ahead of New School Year

A UNM associate professor shares tips to help parents reset their children’s sleep routines before classes begin.

Roads Will Get Busier as Classes Resume. Here Are the Transportation Department’s Safety Reminders.

In preparation for the new school year, the DOT issued road safety reminders for motorists and pedestrians to help keep students, teachers, and parents safe on their trips to and from school.

$2.6M Settlement Funds New Mental Health and Addiction Prevention Programs for Albuquerque Students

APS is planning to allocate $2.6 million for opioid settlement to counseling positions and new student prevention programs.

UNM Medical Students Get $10,000 Tuition Stipends to Ease Debt and Tackle New Mexico’s Doctor Shortage

The state has been lacking medical professionals, and to resolve this, state officials decided to allocate an investment fund to UNM Med Students to ease their financial burden.

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Man Mauled to Death by Bear in New Mexico as Shocking Attack Sparks Warning After Nearly 80 Sightings Across the State

The Navajo Police Department Window Rock District said the male victim died from injuries sustained in the bear attack.

Bear Attack Horror in New Mexico: Man Mauled to Death in Crystal in State’s First Fatal Bear Attack in 25 Years

A man has been mauled to death by a bear in Crystal, New Mexico, in the state’s first fatal bear attack since 2001, as the Navajo Nation mourns “one of our Diné relatives.”

Silver Alerts Surge as Missing‑Senior Warnings Light Up Residents’ Phones in the Middle of the Night: What’s Behind the Spike

Albuquerque’s Silver Alerts are suddenly everywhere. A change in New Mexico law and cellphone emergency notifications have made it easier and faster to alert the public about missing seniors.

Lawmakers are Considering Increasing the Tax on Alcohol From 3% to 6% to Curb New Mexico’s Alcohol-Related Deaths That Remained Nearly Twice the National...

New Mexico lawmakers are considering doubling the state's alcohol tax to 6% after decades of failed attempts to overhaul the system — as the state continues to suffer an alcohol-related death rate nearly twice the national average.