Education Chief: New Mexico Schools Need Modern Solutions
New Mexico is seeing higher graduation rates and more students are reading at grade level thanks to reforms made over the past several years, but a top state education official says the demands of public education are evolving and schools need to be prepared. New Mexico's new SEcretary of Education says one of his major priorities will be reforming and improving teacher preparation to ensure students are learning in a way that will allow them to compete in a more modern, global economy.