Graduation requirements Archives - New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org/tag/graduation-requirements/ Your home for all things education in The Land of Enchantment Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:20:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://nmeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/11-29-2021_NewMexico_NMEducationLogo_V1-08-150x150.png Graduation requirements Archives - New Mexico Education https://nmeducation.org/tag/graduation-requirements/ 32 32 202004729 Overhauling High School Graduation Requirements https://nmeducation.org/overhauling-high-school-graduation-requirements/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:59:59 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=5463 New Mexico's House Bill 171, recently signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, marks a significant revision of high school graduation requirements. This revision was aimed at modernizing graduation standards and offering more flexibility to students. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by State Representatives G. Andres Romero and Ryan Lane, along with Senator Mimi Stewart, reflects a collaborative effort between lawmakers, education officials, and the governor's office following a year of deliberation and refinement. The bill eliminates formerly mandatory courses such as Algebra II, while introducing greater flexibility in course selection, and includes provisions for financial literacy education despite debate arguing that it doesn’t go far enough.

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]]> 5463 Bill Reducing Graduation Requirements Vetoed https://nmeducation.org/bill-reducing-graduation-requirements-vetoed/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4943 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham exercised her power on April 7 to veto a bill that would have loosened requirements for New Mexico’s students to graduate.

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]]> 4943 Graduation requirements reduction bill would cause long-term damage https://nmeducation.org/graduation-requirements-reduction-bill-would-cause-long-term-damage/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:45:22 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4877 While amendments made House Bill 126 slightly more palatable, it remains deeply flawed and will cause long-term damage if signed into law.

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]]> 4877 PED graduation requirements proposal dilutes quality of education https://nmeducation.org/ped-graduation-requirements-proposal-dilutes-quality-of-education/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:19:50 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4620 The value of a New Mexico high school diploma relative to other states has been a longstanding concern, with many graduates finding that they must take remedial courses in college and are behind students from other states. Watering down New Mexico’s high school graduation requirements would take our public schools in the opposite direction from the majority of states, and the wrong direction for student success.

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]]> 4620 News analysis: State could loosen graduation requirements, exacerbating inequities https://nmeducation.org/news-analysis-state-could-loosen-graduation-requirements-exacerbating-inequities/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:39:31 +0000 https://nmeducation.org/?p=4570 This raises questions about what receiving a high school diploma means in terms of what any given student knows and is capable of doing. There could potentially be enormous variability from one district to another. 

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