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Roughly 60% of New Mexico students recently faced food or housing insecurity, according to results from a basic needs survey released this month by UNM and the state higher education department.… Read more »

With a $1.74 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Foundation in New Mexico is creating a Student Parent Resource Hub to expand its support… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support 42 local educational agencies, non-profits, or other public or… Read more »

Almost a third of University of New Mexico students – and roughly half of both Indigenous and Black students – were found to be food insecure in a 2020 basic needs report.

The University of New Mexico and the New Mexico Higher Education Department are launching a statewide survey to evaluate the food and housing needs of students attending the state’s public and… Read more »

When single moms are college students, complications and barriers abound. The risk is great as they try to raise children, provide financially, and succeed as a student. But if they earn a degree… Read more »

LAS CRUCES - A new hotline has been finalized, meant for students, family and community members to report instances of racism and racially-based bullying in school settings.

New Mexico State University has identified a number of new projects and initiatives that will leverage federal pandemic relief funds to further the university’s strategic goals, including student… Read more »

The University of New Mexico has ambitious goals to help boost its graduation rates. Earlier this month, UNM President Dr. Garnett Stokes during her State of the University address, noted that… Read more »

A new Enterprise Resource Planning system to manage student information, financial processes and personnel functions will make it easier for students to register for courses, access financial aid… Read more »

A New Mexico school addresses sexual assault, suicide and other hard topics with help from the people students are most likely to listen to: each other.

Making sure a kid has a binder — or perhaps something else that binds him or her to learning — is the bottom line for the Communities In Schools program, which works to help students and families… Read more »

Security doors, fencing, lighting and new intercom systems are among the safety improvements that New Mexico school districts have proposed to keep students safer and help prevent shootings.

While kindergarten has the highest habitual truancy rate at the elementary level, overall, high school students are still by far the worst offenders.

Thanks to a schoolwide effort to provide inclusive sports and activities for students with and without disabilities, Vista Middle School was recently named a Banner Unified Champion School by… Read more »

Native American students make up only 1.1 percent of the nation's high school population. And in college, the number is even smaller.