BELEN—One local board of education has approved a school calendar that will have students in the classroom for 186 days next school year, while the second is still mulling over
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Rural communities, such as Ojo Sarco in Rio Arriba County, would get support from a “rural equity” ombudsman, a post proposed in the Legislature. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
Editor’s note: This editorial has been updated to correct Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill’s political affiliation. She is a Democrat.
A bill sponsored by a couple of rural state senators tries to bridge the deepening urban-rural divide in New Mexico by creating a “rural equity” ombudsman post within the state Department of Finance and Administration.
The measure, as promoted by its supporters, sounds like a good idea.
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Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill, D-Silver City, told the Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee that the position is necessary to address the needs of rural people.