Adrian Gomez

Our Albuquerque Reads kindergarten and first-grade students are celebrating the end of the school year. Here’s how you can help them celebrate their reading accomplishments! In just a few weeks, at end-of-year celebrations at each of the program’s participating elementary schools, each student will receive a tote bag with more books to help them continue […]

Last week on March 12, the Leadership Albuquerque Class of 2024 gathered at BlueHalo for a day-long leadership retreat. The class heard from Tom Antram, Leadership Albuquerque Chair and President & CEO of French Funerals and Cremations, about the leadership lessons he’s learned, like continuing to learn, being authentic, becoming a servant leader and not

13 After nearly three months of debate, a new Public Education Department rule requiring school districts and charter schools to operate on calendars of 180 instructional days went into effect last week. The rule will mandate 180 instructional days in every school district’s and charter school’s academic year – not just 1,140 instructional hours, as

Last week, the Chamber hosted New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for her annual post-legislative address, to share with the Albuquerque business community what the state Legislature accomplished during the session – and what work lies ahead.   After some brief opening comments from Chamber President and CEO Terri Cole, Board Chair Bruce Stidworthy introduced

Last week on February 20, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico hosted a groundbreaking event for a Blue Door Neighborhood Center, located at Coors and Rio Bravo. The BDNC will partner with community organizations and health care providers to offer resources, programming and services on a wide range of health topics like maternal

Successful public education is the key to lifting children from poverty to success. Despite massive funding increases for public education over the last several years, improved results in math and reading competency have not been forthcoming. One solution that’s proving successful is structured literacy. To that end $30 million has been appropriated both for summer