Education

Tour ‘Palace Through Time’ Exhibit At NM History Museum

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NMHM News:

The community is invited to join a fast-paced, story-rich tour of the exhibit “Palace Through Time” at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) and see how the Palace of the Governors has been rebuilt, repurposed, and reimagined since 1610.

What: Museum educator Neil Dodge will lead a tour of the History Museum’s “Palace Through Time” exhibition during Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk. Drop in between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, to learn more about the Palace as a structure, site, setting, and symbol.

The tour shows how public places carry layered meanings and why careful interpretation Read More

New Immigration Law Workforce Training Program Expands Immigration Legal Services Statewide

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A new immigration law workforce training program will expand access to legal services for New Mexico’s nearly 131,000 foreign-born workers, with community advocates now serving residents from Bernalillo and Doña Ana to San Juan and Lea counties.

“This innovative partnership is helping the department train new professionals for in-demand legal careers in our state,” NMDWS Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair said. “When we expand access to immigration legal services, we expand opportunity and this training helps make that possible for workers, families, and communities Read More

Scenes Of Celebration At Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 Winter Gala

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Attending the Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 Winter Gala on Dec. 20, from left, Manny Cordova (Governor’s husband), U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, guest, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, guest, Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland, and Santa Fe Opera Board Member and 2025 Gala Chair Henry R. Muñoz III. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Also attending the 2025 Winter Gala, from left, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Executive Director Eric Vasquez, his wife New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard, Rick Martinez, his wife Santa Fe Opera Board Member and Enterprise Read More

New Mexico Aging And Long-Term Services Department Marks Year Of Expanded Services For Seniors In 2025

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ALTSD Cabinet Secretary Emily Kaltenbach

ALTSD News:

SANTA FE — In 2025, the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) advanced a wide range of policies, programs, and partnerships to help older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers across the state live with dignity and independence.

“This past year we focused on building systems that work better, reach farther, and put people first,” ALTSD Cabinet Secretary Emily Kaltenbach said. “Every one of these actions reflects what we hear directly from older adults and caregivers: people want support that is accessible, Read More

Catch Of The Week: Spotify Scraping

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

In a reminder that the internet will always try to copy anything that isn’t nailed down, Spotify is investigating claims that a self-described “pirate archivist” group managed to scrape a massive portion of its music catalog. We are talking hundreds of terabytes of data, millions of tracks, and enough metadata to make any data hoarder weep with joy…Yikes!

The group, known as Anna’s Archive, says it scraped Spotify at scale using unauthorized accounts and automation. Not a dramatic smash-and-grab through a blinking server room, Read More

Federal Office Of Special Education Programs Finds New Mexico Maintains Top National Ranking For Infant Early Intervention

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ECECD Sec. Elizabeth Groginsky

ECECD News:

SANTA FE — For the third consecutive year, New Mexico’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) ranks first in the nation for identifying and enrolling babies from birth to 12 months with developmental delays and disabilities, according to the latest federal data released last month.

The rankings, determined by the federal Office of Special Education Programs for 2024, also show New Mexico ranks second in the nation for serving children ages 1-2, behind only Massachusetts.

ECECD’s Family Infant Toddler (FIT) program reaches families Read More

Op-Ed: Legislature Should Pass All 10 Health Care Worker Compacts In 2026

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By KRISTINA FISHER
Associate Director
Think New Mexico

The most immediate way that New Mexico lawmakers can expand access to health care is by joining all the interstate compacts for health care workers, which would make it easier for health care professionals who are licensed in other states to care for patients here in New Mexico, including via telehealth.

States that join the doctor compact experience an increase of 10-15 percent in the number of doctors licensed every year.

This probably explains why states keep joining compacts and no state that has joined a compact has ever left. Forty-two Read More

The Story Of Judge Catherine Taylor

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Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor with students from LAHS Teacher Lori Thompson’s Sports Lit class. Courtesy/LAPS

By ARIEL MARTINEZ
Los Alamos High School
Sports Lit Student

During a recent school field trip to the courthouse, I had the opportunity to interview Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor. Speaking with her gave me a stronger understanding of what she truly does with her work and how it’s important.

Taylor also shared some helpful advice I can take with me, especially if I choose to go into law one day. I am going to share some questions I got to ask her and what she told me.

During the interview, Read More

Higher Education Dept. Brings Together State Leaders, National Partners To Highlight Adult Education In NM

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NMHED News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department joined staff from the federal congressional delegation earlier this year, along with state and national partners, to highlight the impact of adult education programs and the need for continued federal funding in New Mexico. 

Federal funding cuts threaten to grievously harm New Mexico’s adult education programs, putting the state’s 26 adult education and 18 adult literacy programs at risk and endangering key educational opportunities for thousands of learners whose participation in these programs helps to grow New Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2025

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PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2025:

Friday, Dec. 26, 2025

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 12-16–25
  • 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax”
  • 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
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