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Indigenous-led school aims for success

Indigenous-led school aims for success
High school graduation rates for Native students are lowest of all racial groups in U.S.
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May 27, 2021
Tilsen talks to media outside of NDN Collective headquarters on Aug. 21. (Photo: Willi White, courtesy NDN Collective, File)
High school graduation rates for Native students are lowest of all racial groups in U.S.
Rylee Mitchell
The national non-profit NDN Collective plans to open an independent, Indigenous-led school in Rapid City, South Dakota, for Native students. School administrators project opening it with 40 students in fall 2022. The goal is to engage Native students to assume leadership roles. The school curriculum also aims to strengthen culture, identity, and community investment. ....

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Students to compete at New Mexico Poetry Out Loud state finals

Zoom competition on Sunday, March 14
Headlight staff reports
SANTA FE – Join six New Mexico high school students via Zoom as they compete to become New Mexico’s Poetry Out Loud state champion at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Admission to the virtual event is free and open to the public.
Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Poetry Foundation and state arts agencies. The New Mexico event is sponsored by New Mexico Arts, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, with local support from the College of Education and Technology at Eastern New Mexico University. ....

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Six NM students to compete in Poetry Out Loud

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“Dissection of an Unidentified Object” is by Emily Cai, is on the official poster for Poetry Out Loud. (Courtesy of NM Department of Cultural Affairs)
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For more than a decade, Poetry Out Loud has given New Mexico high school students a platform for their words.
This year may look a little different as the competition is virtual. Nonetheless, six students will compete to become state champion.
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The six finalists – Vanessa Sosa of Arrowhead Park Early College High School in Las Cruces, Analisa Ibarra of La Cueva High School, Barbara Akin of Los Lunas High School, Zoe Sloan Callan of the Native American Community Academy, Michelle Montez of Taos High School and Jenna Tulonen of Volcano Vista High School – earned their shot after competing at the classroom level. ....

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Los Lunas Board of Educations selects three finalists for superintendent position

LOS LUNAS â From 12 to three.
The Los Lunas Schools Board of Education finalized its shortlist of candidates for the superintendent position on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The three remaining candidatesÂ â Ron Hendrix, Dr. Arsenio Romero and Katarina SandovalÂ â will come before the board on Monday, Dec. 14, in an executive session for a second interview before a new superintendent is chosen.
There will be two special meetings on Monday, however. At 9 a.m., the board will meet to approve questions for the candidates for superintendent before interviewing them in a closed session. Later that day, at 5:30 p.m., the board will vote to appoint a new superintendent. ....

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