ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new mandate that requires school districts across New Mexico to adopt calendars that consist of at least 180 days was put on hold by a judge on Monday while he considers the change's legality.
FILE - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gestures during a virtual news conference from the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., on July 23, 2020. A New Mexico judge has put on hold a new mandate imposed by Grisham’s administration that requires school districts across the state to adopt calendars that consist of at least 180 days.
The plaintiffs had argued that the requirement would result in budget shortfalls, particularly for districts that have operated on four-day weeks for decades.US dedicates $60 million to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow“There are 89 different stories in 89 different districts and 89 different ways of getting good education to kids,” testified Stan Rounds, executive director of the New Mexico Coalition of Education Leaders. “They are very different.
Attorneys for the school districts said 98% of the thousands of public comments were against the rule. Consideration of the 180-day rule began last year, spurring much opposition. It wasn’t until this year’s legislative session wrapped up that the Public Education Department announced it would be implementing the rule that would take effect July 1.
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