Charter Schools In New Mexico: Virtual Charters – Pros and Cons
Part 3
By ARIEL CARMONA JR.
Charter schools are the hot topic in education nationally.
Virtual charters, of which there are three in the state, took center stage during a three-day session of the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) at the state capitol last week.
Lawmakers recognized the need to develop rules to oversee these growing online schools, especially since some are of the opinion that the schools’ connections to for-profit companies flies in the face of state statute.
Legislators said virtual schools are something they have been talking about since 2014, but significant Read More
SFCC Launches 2016 Santa Fe Literary Review
SFCC News:Natural History Museum Has Interactive Dinosaur
Temporary Exhibit ‘Be the Dinosaur’. Courtesy photoMUSEUM News:
Stover Attends Gathering On Youth Development
From left, Morrie Pongratz, House Dist. 43 Republican candidate Sharon Stover and Joanna Gillespie at a recent gathering with Los Alamos youth and adults discussing the status of youth development in New Mexico. Topics included education and tools and resources to deal with life’s challenges. Stover is conducting a series of issue-centered discussions with community stakeholders to gain their insight on the challenges facing New Mexico as well as potential solutions to these challenges. Gillespie and Pongratz hosted the discussion. Additional listening sessions include topics Read More
Inspired By Hatch Student, Udall Calls On FCC To Make Wi-Fi Available On School Buses
Local Students Rank Nationally In Le Grand Concours
LAHS students who ranked nationally in the 81st Le Grand Concours, with their French teacher Louise Foliot, center back row, from left, Theodore Warner, Liam Devlin, Opale Schappert, Zoe Hemez and Elodie Thelliez. Front row from left, Julia Rossato, Sophia Li and Priyanka Velappan. Courtesy photoAspen Elementary 3rd Grade Students Participate In Mock Election
Growing Voters: Elections Manager Gloria Maestas, left, and County Clerk Sharon Stover conduct a Mock Election with third grade students in Nicole Gutierrez’ class at Aspen Elementary School as part of Friday’s National Voter Registration Day celebration. Courtesy photo
ELECTION News:
The Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office was asked to participate in Career Day at teacher Nicole Gutierrez’ third grade class Friday at Aspen Elementary School in celebration of National Voter Registration Day.
Gutierrez said her class has been learning about past and present Read More
Bridget Duffy Takes Helm At Ponderosa Montessori
From left, Ponderosa Montessori School Elementary Teacher Steve Mosier, the school’s new Principal/Director Bridget Duffy and Ponderosa School Board President Sharon Seitz stand next to the school’s playground. Duffy assumed her new position at the school Sept. 19. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
For Bridget Duffy, working as the new director/principal at Ponderosa Montessori School in White Rock is a homecoming.
She explained she earned a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education before owning and operating Sage Cottage Montessori
Los Alamos Nature Center Open Holiday Weekend
Enjoy the beautiful views and engaging exhibits at the Los Alamos Nature Center this holiday weekend. Photo by Patrick CoulieLiving Well Los Alamos: School Lunch Week Oct. 10-14
By HELEN IDZOREKLWVLA Candidate Forums At UNM-LA Oct. 6-13
LWVLA News:
Continuing a tradition of voter education that began in 1920, the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos has scheduled two nonpartisan candidate forums, both of which will be held in the Lecture Room in Building 2 of UNM-Los Alamos.
The first is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. The public is invited to arrive at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and to meet the candidates:
Dist. 43 House of Representatives:
- Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (D); and
- Sharon Stover (R).
District Attorney in First Judicial District:
- Yvonne M. Chicoine (R); and
- Marco Peter Serna (D).
Probate Judge:
- Abraham Dispennette (R);
Española YMCA Teen Center Visits NASA
From left, Española YMCA Teen Center Director Ben Sandoval, NASA Astronaut Dr. Donald Thomas and EYTC ‘Team Intergalactic’ member Benjamin Sandoval in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Courtesy photoParents, Are You Paying 222 Percent Too much For Goldfish Crackers?
Children are never too young to learn about finances. Find out how teach them good money habits 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at projectY in Central Park Square. Courrtesy/iStock
My kids love Goldfish crackers (and so do I).
Lately I’ve gotten into the habit of going down the snack aisle and buying the 1 oz. snack size packets. But two aisles down (which makes it impossible to compare prices) there is a 30 oz. container of the exact same cracker for $8.99.
I ran the numbers with my kids and discovered a few startling facts: with the individual snack packs, each serving Read More
Night Sky Planetarium Show At Nature Center Oct. 7
View of the night sky and Milky Way galaxy. Courtesy photoFun, Food And Cider At PEEC-nic Oct. 16
Children enjoying PEEC’s outdoor play area at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photoThe Nobel Prize In Physics 2016: David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, J. Michael Kosterlitz
NOBEL PRIZE News:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to David J. Thouless of the University of Washington in Seattle and the other half to
F. Duncan M. Haldane of Princeton University and J. Michael Kosterlitz of Brown University “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter”.
They revealed the secrets of exotic matter:
This year’s Laureates opened the door on an unknown world where matter can assume strange states. They have used advanced mathematical methods to study unusual Read More
LAHS’s Kathy Boerigter Shares Presidential Award Impressions Following White House Honors Event
LAHS Science Teacher Kathy Boerigter accepts her PAEMST Award for Science. Courtesy photo
While attending professional development events, Boerigter met teachers from all over the country and learned new teaching strategies to bring back to her students in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
EDUCATION News:
Los Alamos High School Science Teacher Kathy Boerigter accepted the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) during a trip last week to Washington, D.C.
Boerigter, and the other Presidential Awardees, received a certificate signed by the President Read More
Letter To The Editor: Thanks For Supporting C’YA
Ariel Casteneda. Courtesy photo‘Parents Raising Teens’ Support Group Starts Oct. 12
Feel like you’ve lost your teen’s attention? You are not alone. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Join the “Parents Raising Teens” Support Group beginning Wednesday, Oct. 12. JJAB is offering the free 6-week support group for parents navigating the challenges of raising teenagers.
- Be with other parents who can offer non-judgement and compassion.
- Get assistance in brainstorming ideas for how to respond to difficult situations.
- Through mindfulness exercises, learn tools for improved communication and connection with yourself and your teen.
- Share helpful parenting resources.
- Find
Letter To The Editor: Thank You For Passing HB33
By BILL WADT, Board MemberLast January, voters in Los Alamos resoundingly approved the continuance of HB33 Mill Levy to provide Los Alamos Public Schools over $13 million across six years for student technology and network infrastructure as well as funds for musical instruments, athletic supplies and equipment, heating and cooling projects and restroom upgrades for older buildings across the District, and general maintenance projects from roof repairs and handicapped ramps to improved PA systems and new fire panels.
With your Read More
