Danielle Gonzales /tags/danielle-gonzales Danielle Gonzales en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:09:24 GMT ‘You know me': APS hires internal candidate as next superintendent following national search /local-news/2024-02-05/you-know-me-aps-hires-internal-candidate-as-next-superintendent-following-national-search Amid low test scores, sagging enrollment and graduation rates, and a court mandate to provide a more sufficient education to students who’ve been left behind, Albuquerque Public Schools Monday named its next superintendent. Gabriella Durán Blakey was the only internal finalist for the job and said her long history with the district is an asset. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:09:24 GMT /local-news/2024-02-05/you-know-me-aps-hires-internal-candidate-as-next-superintendent-following-national-search Nash Jones APS Board tables controversial parent rights proposal, vows to solicit community input on revision /local-news/2022-07-08/aps-board-tables-controversial-parent-rights-proposal-vows-to-solicit-community-input-on-revision A committee of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education Thursday night tabled a controversial policy proposal regarding the rights of parents, including access to student counseling records. Several groups, including teacher and LGBTQ student advocates, had called on the community to speak out against the proposal. ¾ÅÉ«Íøâ€™s Nash Jones has more. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 22:51:01 GMT /local-news/2022-07-08/aps-board-tables-controversial-parent-rights-proposal-vows-to-solicit-community-input-on-revision Nash Jones Albuquerque Public Schools parent rights proposal spurs pushback ahead of hearing /news/2022-07-06/aps-parent-rights-proposal-spurs-pushback-ahead-of-committee-hearing An Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education committee will consider a proposed new policy Thursday regarding parental responsibility in children’s education and access to student records, including those related to accessing counseling. But there’s opposition to the proposal from several groups, including the Albuquerque Teachers Federation and GLSEN New Mexico — an LGBTQ student advocacy organization — due to concern that the policy could harm both students and teachers. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:28:44 GMT /news/2022-07-06/aps-parent-rights-proposal-spurs-pushback-ahead-of-committee-hearing Taylor Velazquez, Nash Jones New members could bring shifts in APS Education Board direction /local-news/2022-01-07/new-members-could-bring-shifts-in-aps-education-board-direction Albuquerque Public Schools swore in four new members to its board of education yesterday. And as ¾ÅÉ«Íøâ€™s Taylor Velazquez reports, the board is seeing historic shifts – not only with its first all-female board, but also with three new members who could push the board in a new direction. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:50:55 GMT /local-news/2022-01-07/new-members-could-bring-shifts-in-aps-education-board-direction Taylor Velazquez