Las Cruces Public Schools launched a survey Wednesday to assess how well the district provides support and opportunities for all students and staff, or where improvements can be made.
The Equity and Inclusion Diagnostic Survey is anonymous and will be distributed to all LCPS families, staff and students in grades six through 12. Dr. Roberto Lozano, the district’s Associate Superintendent for Equity, Innovation and Social Justice, says the survey will provide a foundation for the Equity Council in the upcoming school year.
“Essentially, data from the equity survey will allow the Council to make recommendations on district policies, practices and programs,” said Lozano. The Equity Council, according to Lozano, was created following the landmark Yazzie/Martinez education lawsuit in 2018 that sought to address shortcomings in New Mexico’s public education system.
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Early breeding reduced harmful mutations in sorghum
When humans first domesticated maize some 9,000 years ago, those early breeding efforts led to an increase in harmful mutations to the crop’s genome compared to their wild relatives, which more recent modern breeding has helped to correct. Nadia Shakoor/Provided
The image shows variation in flower head architecture of the different sorghum races, including (from left to right) bicolor, guinea, caudatum, kafir and durra.
A new comparative study investigates whether the same patterns found in maize occurred in sorghum, a gluten-free grain grown for both livestock and human consumption. The researchers were surprised to find the opposite is true: Harmful mutations in sorghum landraces (early domesticated crops) actually decreased compared to their wild relatives.