Los Alamos Elementary and Middle School PARCC Score Reports
LAPS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools have received individual PARCC Score reports for students in grades 3-8.
The detailed student reports will help teachers and families further understand what students know and are able to demonstrate. Each student will receive one score report for English Language Arts (ELA) and one for mathematics.
Score reports include several sections. The first section is the Overview, which provides a student’s overall score and performance level.
Performance levels are similar to grades; they are ranges of scores that Read More
Secretary Moniz Announces San Francisco As Site Of Seventh Clean Energy Ministerial
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest MonizMOWW Presents Highest Honor To LANL Director
Commander LTC Gregg Giesler, right, presents LANL Director Dr. Charles F. McMillan with the MOWW’s highest honor during a gathering Sunday at the Los Alamos Research Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Heinrich Votes To Expand High-Quality Education For N.M. Students
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
- Bipartisan Bill Overturns No Child Left Behind
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., voted Wednesday to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) a bipartisan, bicameral bill to overturn No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The bill passed the senate by a vote of 85 to 12.
“After more than a decade of high-stakes standardized testing of No Child Left Behind that robbed our students of instruction time and devastated teacher morale, we have finally passed Read More
WIPP Workers Perform Filter Replacement
Radiological workers ready used filters for off–site disposal. Courtesy/WIPPRain, Snow, Wind And Colder Weather Returning
NWS News:
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a weather advisory for northern and central New Mexico favoring the northern mountains, northeast highlands and maybe far northeast plains.
Strong to potentially damaging winds are expected, followed by wintry weather beginning late tonight through Saturday night. Key Impacts:
- Significant cool down from near record highs Thursday–Friday to 5 to 15 degree below normal temperatures during the weekend.
- Snow accumulations Friday night through Saturday night favoring the Colorado border area with secondary impacts
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Celebrates Passage Of Every Student Succeeds Act
American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly
AFTNM News:
- Law ushers in sweeping, positive changes to prior federal education policy
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“Public educators in New Mexico welcome the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) as a pivotal piece of legislation that moves away from high stakes, test-and-sanction policies which, over the last decade, proved to be disastrous for our public schools and educational professionals.
“This legislation maintains Read More
Los Alamos Competes Well At Area Drill Meet
Senior Cadet Michael Purdy commands Los Alamos High school’s top finishing Armed Drill Team. Courtesy/NJROTC
Los Alamos High School Drill, Academic, and Physical Fitness teams competed Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Area 9 Drill Meet at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque.
Overall, all teams did an outstanding job. Hard work and practice really paid off in the end. Armed Basic Drill commanded by Michael Purdy tied for 1st place.
For the Physical Fitness Team, Renee MacInnes took 2nd place for female curl ups. For Academics, James O’Brian Read More
Ceres’ Bright Spots Likely Brine Deposits
This image, made using images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, shows Occator crater on Ceres, home to a collection of intriguing bright spots. The bright spots are much brighter than the rest of Ceres’ surface, and tend to appear overexposed in most images. This view is a composite of two images of Occator: one using a short exposure that captures the detail in the bright spots, and one where the background surface is captured at normal exposure. The images were obtained by Dawn during the mission’s High Altitude Mapping Orbit (HAMO) phase, from which the spacecraft imaged Read More
Lane Closures To Begin In Pojoaque On NM 502
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will begin paving operations on N.M. 502 (mile maker 9) near the Cities of Gold Casino in Pojoaque.
Starting Thursday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., N.M. 502 will have intermittent lane closures on the southbound and northbound lanes. Motorists can expect minor delays during this time.
The paving operation work is scheduled to be completed Dec. 10, 2015; weather permitting.
Drivers are urged to proceed with caution through the work zone, observe traffic control signs and reduce speed to the posted limit. Read More
