Education

Want to Limit Student Cell Phone Use? Schools Can Apply for $1 Million Grant to Enforce Restrictions

The state is offering a $1 million grant to help schools implement student cell phone limits.

APS Welcome Back to School Community Listening Session Set for July 27; Electric Buses and Menu Tastings Await

Albuquerque Public Schools will gather feedback from parents and community members during an upcoming listening session ahead of the new school year. The discussion will focus on the food and nutrition services and transportation.

APS Student Groups Improve in Early Literacy, but Middle School Math Falls Short of Goals

While key student groups at APS showed early literacy gains, efforts to reach the district’s middle school math goals need further action.

Have You Registered Your Child for the New School Year? APS Urges Families to Use ParentVUE

APS outlines the student registration process ahead of the new school year.

Why an Albuquerque Business Is Raising Money for Students Ahead of the New School Year

Urban Rez Kitchen is raising funds to provide 400 backpacks and school supplies to students before the new school year opens.

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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.