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Tuesday, May 14,2013
Opinion

What Matters

Funding in the classroom, not the courtroom

Seth Biderman
Apparently our school board’s getting ready to “lawyer up”
Tuesday, May 7,2013
Opinion

Boom!

Lessons from the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion

Laura Paskus
Last month, a fertilizer plant exploded in the tiny town of West, Texas, killing 15 people and injuring almost 200.
Tuesday, April 16,2013
Opinion

Same Old Swill

Tennessee’s not-so-radical reforms

Seth Biderman
Tennessee seems to be the latest hotspot for school reform.
Tuesday, April 9,2013
Opinion

WIPP It Good

As the feds continue to make nuclear wishes, will New Mexico keep granting them?

Laura Paskus
It’s no secret that New Mexico is one of the nation’s hot spots for nuclear activity.
Tuesday, March 19,2013
Opinion

The Dream School

In education, the value of uncharted waters

Seth Biderman
I haven’t met Ernesto Prada, but I hope to someday. He’s a student at Santa Fe High, and he’s asking the very question we’ve been researching at the Academy for the Love of Learning for the last couple years: What can “school” be?
Tuesday, March 12,2013
Opinion

Canine Assets

Putting a price tag on the Mexican gray wolf

Laura Paskus
One of the hallmarks of wolf recovery in New Mexico and Arizona is the intensity of emotion it ignites on both sides of the issue.
Tuesday, February 19,2013
Opinion

The Tao of Poeh

A school for being, sharing and laughing

Seth Biderman
Great to hear President Obama talk about expanding preschool in last week’s State of the Union address; less inspiring was his idea for older kids.
Tuesday, February 12,2013
Opinion

Water Inaction

‘The Year of Water’ is gone; 2013 will be the year of drying wells and flying sands

Laura Paskus
Sometimes at night, I lie in bed and imagine the Rio Grande.
Tuesday, January 15,2013
Opinion

Dispatch from India

Looking beyond classrooms

Christian Casillas
Like many teachers, children and families in Santa Fe and beyond, I’ve come to believe that creating a more sustainable economy and community begins with rethinking our education system.
Tuesday, January 8,2013
Opinion

Digging Deep in 2013

As environmental regulation weakens, watchdog reporting is ever more important

Laura Paskus
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been hearing a lot about industry influence—unprecedented industry influence—within state government, including the New Mexico Environment Department.
 
 
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