Time at Wednesday’s ⁦New Mexico Legislature⁩ #LESC meeting with ⁦New Mexico Public Education Department⁩ and ⁦UNM College of Education & Human Sciences⁩ in Las Cruces ⁦Centennial High School⁩ to discuss #teacherResidencies and how we work together to address the teacher shortage ⁦Golden Apple⁩

Four educators from around New Mexico were selected as finalists for the 2023 NM Teacher of the Year award! Meet Catherine Turietta-Huber! Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Huber! #2023NMTOY

Four educators from around New Mexico were selected as finalists for the 2023 NM Teacher of the Year award! Meet Vicky Aranda! Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Aranda! #2023NMTOY

Four educators from around New Mexico were selected as finalists for the 2023 NM Teacher of the Year award! Meet Bryan Casinger! Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Casinger! #2023NMTOY

Four educators from around New Mexico were selected as finalists for the 2023 NM Teacher of the Year award! Meet Tara Hughes! Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Hughes! #2023NMTOY

4th grade teacher CHRISTOPHER NUNEZ had no idea this was coming — he's the winner of New Mexico’s $25,000 #MilkenAward at Sonoma Elementary in Las Cruces! Las Cruces Public Schools New Mexico Public Education Department KurtSteinhaus @milken_jfoley #WeAreLCPS

Congratulations to Mr. Christopher Nunez on his designation as one of America's finest teachers! Thank you for your hard work and leadership. You elevate the education profession!

Sonoma Elementary teacher wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award lcsun-news.com/story/news/edu… via Las Cruces Sun-News

Sec. Steinhaus, Literacy Director Severo Martinez, Bernalillo Public Schools superintendent and board members learned about lowrider culture over the weekend at a fall literacy event. Literacy brings communities together! 📚

So excited to award 2023 New Mexico Teacher of the Year to Tara Hughes! A shining example of commitment and dedication to student success, Tara is the first early childhood educator to ever be named Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Tara! New Mexico is lucky to have you.

Want to see Tara Hughes's reaction when she learned she was selected to be #NMTOY23? She was surprised with the governor, colleagues, family on Zoom, and two of her former students. Thank you to all involved and to New Mexico Oil & Gas for sponsoring NM Teacher of the Year.

Happy Halloween! Thanks to everyone who came out to the Halloween Festival at the Governor’s Residence for some fall fun yesterday! 🎃🍭🍬

Looking for something for the kids to do this #Halloween? Check out our downloadable coloring page below featuring NM OSA! Thank you to NM artist, illustrator and IAIA alum Dale Deforest for creating the artwork. Download and print here! ⬇️ hed.nm.gov/uploads/docume…

LAS CRUCES, NM—When 4th grade teacher Christopher Nunez arrived at Sonoma Elementary, he had no idea he was about to win the $25K "Oscars of Teaching"! Take a look at the 3rd-generation educator's amazing #MilkenAward. Las Cruces Public Schools New Mexico Public Education Department KurtSteinhaus @milken_jfoley #WeAreLCPS

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we're sharing the "Living Nations, Living Words" project led by Joy Harjo, 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate—the first Native American poet to serve in the position. The project maps Native Nations poets and poems. guides.loc.gov/living-nations…

The 2022 Native American Students and Families College Fair is 1-4 p.m. this Saturday at Buffalo Thunder Resort near Santa Fe.

This REL Southwest report examined English language development among American Indian English learner students in New Mexico, per @nmped’s goal for all English learner students to attain English proficiency within five years: ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Produ…