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Political worlds colliding: Video from the Ben Ray Lujan-Tom Mullins debate
Sometimes voters complain there’s little difference between Democrats and Republicans. Well, that’s certainly not the case in New Mexico’s Third Congressional District race this year between incumbent...
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NM public schools will now get graded the same way their students are
Gov. Susana Martinez appeared at an elementary school in Edgewood to officially sign a bill into law that will require public schools across the state to begin receiving annual report cards with...
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The rod has been spared permanently: Ban on corporal punishment in schools...
The days of misbehaving students receiving swats officially came to an end Wednesday (April 9th) as Gov. Susana Martinez signed House Bill 172 into law. HB172, sponsored by state Rep. Rick Miera...
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New Mexico HS graduation rates next to last in the country UPDATE: Susana...
A new analysis of state-by-state high school graduation percentages by the US Department of Education shows New Mexico ranked 46th of the 47 states taking part in the study. Just 63 percent of New...
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Tuition hikes just business as usual at UNM — 170% increase in 15 years
TAKE ANOTHER TUITION HIKE: A review shows that tuition and fees for full-time students at the University of New Mexico have gone up for a least 15 consecutive years. Regents at the University of New...
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NM Watchdog investigation shows big increases in ‘institutional spending’ at...
THE SPENDING BATTLE: A New Mexico Watchdog investigation shows most universities in the state are spending more on institutional support than academic support. Do universities in New Mexico spend too...
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Gov’t lawyers really love Barack Obama
A review of Federal Election Commission records by a law professor at Pepperdine University found that not only did lawyers at federal agencies contribute more to Barack Obama than Mitt Romney in the...
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Internet buzz: Are you smarter than an eighth-grader (from 1912)?
NOW THIS IS ONE HARD TEST: A recently discovered test for eighth-graders from 1912 has sparked a debate about education in the U.S. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog A recently discovered test...
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Under attack: Depth of federal arms race should surprise, shock citizenry
THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW GETTING LONGER: The number of law enforcement agents, such as these from the Environmental Protection Agency, have grown in recent years. Photo taken from EPA promotional video....
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Core beliefs: NM education chief defends Common Core
HEARING IT FROM BOTH ENDS: Critics of Common Core come both the right and the left sides of the political spectrum. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE — As the Common Core Standards...
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