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Governor’s ‘Moonshot’ Remains Key Priority As Education Makes Up Almost Half Executive Budget Recommendation
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SANTA FE Nearly half of state spending proposed in this week’s Executive Budget Recommendation would go to education, a clear sign that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s education “moonshot” remains a key priority amid this year’s economic and health crises.
The proposed fiscal year 2022 budget, released Monday by the Department of Finance and Administration, recommends spending $3.3 billion of the $7.3 billion recurring general fund total on public education.
That is a 4 percent increase from FY21 as the state moves aggressively to meet and exceed its legal and moral commitment to New Mexico students as outlined in the historic Yazzie-Martinez consolidated lawsuit.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The New Mexico Public Education Department is asking for $3.3 billion to fund public schools next year.
Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart presented the spending plan Wednesday to the Legislative Finance Committee.
Since some of the budget is based on this year’s attendance, which decreased due to the pandemic and shift to online learning, Stewart wants to include extra money for the students who he assumes will re-enroll. Schools have to make sure they’re budgeting and planning accordingly to be able to bring those students back and have those services and resources for them,” Stewart told lawmakers.
PED Secretary Announces Tweak In Winter-Break Pause, Describes Midyear Achievements, New Year Goals
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In-person learning in small groups (a 5:1 student/teacher ratio) will be limited during that time to students with disabilities – not the general pre-K to third-grade population. Remaining students are eligible to return to their pre-break schedules, whether hybrid or small groups, beginning Jan. 18, Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart announced Friday.
The announcement is a change in the plan announced earlier this month to pause all in-person learning from Jan. 2 to Jan. 18 to avoid post-holiday spread of COVID-19.
“We’ve consistently tried to prioritize our pre-K through third-graders and students with disabilities for in-person learning given their needs,” Secretary Stewart said. “After much discussion, we now feel we can manage those safely, so we made that change.”