Animal advocates want New Mexico schools to offer non-dairy milk with every breakfast and lunch, while Albuquerque Public Schools says doing so for all students would add cost, KOB 4 reports.
Albuquerque Public Schools has integrated AI tools into literacy and classroom instruction, but some parents have raised concerns about privacy, screen time and the potential effects on students, KOAT reports.
A University of New Mexico psychiatry professor says parents can ease the shift from flexible summer sleep schedules to a school routine by moving bedtime earlier a little at a time, KOAT reports.
Albuquerque Public Schools is allocating $2.6 million from an opioid settlement to counseling positions and new student prevention programs, KOB 4 reports.
Five national health and Hispanic advocacy groups are pressing Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to widen Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 obesity drugs, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.
New Medicaid rules have caused thousands of immigrants to lose their coverage, but they’re not the only ones affected. Did you know that other New Mexico residents could also lose coverage under the recent changes? Our team breaks down the facts to help you understand what’s changing and how to prepare for the new requirements.
Drought has left New Mexico’s bears short on natural food, causing them to wander into neighborhoods in search of easy meals. With bear reports climbing and a record 307 bears killed this year, wildlife officials say keeping bears from getting used to human food is key to keeping them alive.
New Mexico confirmed a New World screwworm case in an Otero County beef cow, and officials say cooler weather will not end the risk, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture said in a news release.
